Fatal Fortune : The Death of Chicago's Millionaire Orphan
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Book Description
In December 1924, a 21-year-old millionaire orphan, William "Billy" McClintock, died of an unusually virulent form of typhoid. He was mourned by his financee, Isabelle Pope, who sought unsuccessfully to rally her love by marrying him on his deathbed. Shortly after Billy's funeral, questions arose as to the cause of death, with insinuations of foul play. After reaching his majority and inheriting his estate in April, McClintock had signed a will drafted by one of his guardians, lawyer William D. Shepherd--a will which left everything to Shepherd, but only if Billy died before his planned February 1925 wedding to Ms. Pope. Ultimately, Shepherd and his wife Julie were accused of killing not only Billy McClintock, but Billy's mother and a doctor friend of the family.
About the Author
VIRGINIA A. MCCONNELL, a native of Syracuse, New York, has degrees from The College of the St. Rose, Purdue University, and Golden State University Law School. She currently teaches English, Literature, and Speech at Walla Walla Community College's Clarkston Center in Clarkston, Washington. Her other books include Arsenic Under the Elms: Murder in Victorian New Haven (Praeger, 1999) and Sympathy for the Devil: The Emmanuel Baptist Murders of Old San Francisco (Praeger, 2001).
Fatal Fortune: The Death of Chicago's Millionaire Orphan,Virginia A. McConnell,Praeger Publishers,0275984737,Case studies,Chicago,Crimes against,History,History - U.S.,Homicide,Illinois,Military,Military - General,Millionaires,Trials (Murder),United States - 20th Century/20s,United States - State & Local - Midwest,History / Military / General
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