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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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Female
White / Caucasian
Chicago
IL
1933-11-21
Rheta
Gardner Wynekoop
11/12/2025
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I've been reading up on the Rheta Wynekoop case, and I keep coming back to the relat... ...Read More
10/05/2024
I've been reading up on the Rheta Wynekoop case, and I keep coming back to the relat... ...Read More
10/05/2024
I was reading through some historical true crime cases and came across Rheta Wynekoop's story—it's... ...Read More
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