May 21, 1926 Carson City, Nevada Stanko Jukich is executed for the murder of his 16-year-old sweetheart Jennie Medak Jukich, 28 at the time of the murder, was a Yugoslavian miner living in a boarding house run by Medak's mother. Medak's parents arranged a marriage between Medak and Jukich 3 years before the murder, and… Continue reading Man executed for murdering girl he arranged to be married to when she chose another suitor
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Man executed for murdering a woman who did not return his affections
April 4, 1895 Auburn, New York William Lake is executed for murdering a woman who did not return his affections Lake (26) was described in the Buffalo Evening News as “the perfect picture of sullen despair,” spending his time talking to no one but himself. He found himself obsessed with a servant named Emma Hunt… Continue reading Man executed for murdering a woman who did not return his affections
Clipping: man shoots woman, self when marriage proposal is rejected
January 9, 1900 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania William Wasco was executed for murdering a woman for refusing to marry him before turning the gun on himself in a failed attempt at suicide. His last words were reportedly "Good-by, people. I gladly give my life for my sweetheart. I loved her." (From the New York Times, published January… Continue reading Clipping: man shoots woman, self when marriage proposal is rejected
Man kills girlfriend for rejecting marriage proposal
From the Santa Ana Register (Santa Ana, California)Published August 27, 1938New YorkJohn Bellinger shoots his girlfriend when she refuses his marriage proposal again Bellinger and Marie Joyce (25) had known each other for a year and reportedly had casually dated. Berlinger had proposed to Joyce on multiple occasions in the past and feared another rejection,… Continue reading Man kills girlfriend for rejecting marriage proposal
Unrequited love ends in murder
August 26, 1890 Decatur, Illinois Lina Culver Mathis is murdered by William H. Crawford whose love was unrequited Mathis' husband had been away on "lightning rod business" the night of the murder. Mathis was found a few blocks from her house, her throat slit from ear to ear. A pool of blood 15 inches from… Continue reading Unrequited love ends in murder
