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Rheta Gardner Wynekoop

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 21, 1933

Victim Details

Rheta Gardner Wynekoop

Female

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1933-11-21

Rheta

Gardner Wynekoop

07/06/2026

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Rheta Gretchen Gardner Wynekoop, a 23-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically murdered on November 21, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter-in-law of Dr. Alice Wynekoop, a well-known and respected physician in Chicago. Rheta had married Earle Wynekoop, the son of Dr. Alice Wynekoop, and moved from her family home in Indianapolis to Chicago.

On the day of her death, Rheta was found dead on an examination table in Dr. Wynekoop's surgery. She had been shot in the ba ...
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  • State of Illinois v. Alice Wynekoop - Wikipedia
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