How the discovery of Jennie Becker's body and the post mortem analysis of her partially-digested last meal ultimately led two men to Sing Sing Prison's electric chair. On Saturday, April 8, 1922, Abraham Becker walked into a Bronx police station and reported that his wife, Jennie, was missing. She had left home the day before, but it wasn't like Jennie to just disappear. Abe Becker was worried. Becker's report was referred to the Missing Persons Bureau, where it landed on the desk of Detective John Waterhouse. The detective paid a visit to Abe Becker later that night at his apartment on East 150th Street, interested to learn the the circumstances surrounding the young housewife's disappearance. According to Becker, he and his wife has attended a party at the home of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Linders, on Thursday evening. A good time was had by all, and after driving home from the party, the Beckers went to bed. "Yesterday morning, we both got up, and I went...
Explore the true crime cases that shaped history. From chilling murders, baffling mysteries and eccentric criminals to monumental court cases and genius detectives, author Marlin Bressi brings the past to life, one shocking story at a time.