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Sophia Hasel, a 72-year-old white female from Hardscrabble, Ohio, died on December 13, 1924 under suspicious circumstances that later became part of one of Ohio’s most sensational criminal cases of the era. She was born in Germany in 1852 and had settled in Medina County, Ohio, where she lived with her family. On Thanksgiving evening in 1924, Sophia and several other relatives fell ill with severe stomach ailments. While most recovered, Sophia’s condition worsened, and she died just weeks la ...Read More
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Emma Wise
Female
White / Caucasian
Hardscrabble
OH
1924-12-13
72
Sophia
Hasel
11/30/2025
