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Woman Stabbed, Strangled By Jealous Man

June 19, 1939, in Bronx, New York, Virginia Bender (18) is stabbed and strangled by a former boarder in her family’s home. Three weeks before, Bender had rejected Blazek’s affections. This resulted in an argument, and Frank Blazek (29), a boarder, moved out of the Bender family’s home.

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Vincent Bloodworth
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Woman Stabbed, Strangled By Jealous Man

June 19, 1939, in Bronx, New York, Virginia Bender (18) is stabbed and strangled by a former boarder in her family’s home.

Three weeks before, Bender had rejected Blazek’s affections. This resulted in an argument, and Frank Blazek (29), a boarder, moved out of the Bender family’s home. On the day of the murder, Bender was two weeks from her wedding day and was about to leave for a vacation “to become acquainted” with her future in-laws.

When Blazek visited her, Bender agreed to talk with him, and the two went to her room (pictured) to converse undisturbed. Blazek returned a few minutes later, said his goodbyes to the family, and left.

When Virginia’s 14-year-old brother went into Virginia’s room a few minutes later to get a book, he found her lying on the bed with a towel over her face. He called their mother, who found Virginia had been stabbed in the heart with a penknife. It was later determined the towel over her face had been used to strangle her to stifle her screams as she was stabbed.

Blazek, an immediate suspect, was apprehended quickly. He confessed to the murder and was executed on September 12, 1940. An hour before being electrocuted, he remarked, “I didn’t realize what I was doing. I don’t deserve such a terrible end.”

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