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Wanda Stopa
Polish-American lawyer and murderer

Wanda Stopa

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Polish-American lawyer and murderer
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Warsaw, Poland
Age
23 years
Education
John Marshall Law School
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Biography

Wanda Elaine Stopa (May 5, 1900 – April 25, 1924) was a Polish-American lawyer and murderer.

Life

Stopa was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1900. Stopa studied at The John Marshall Law School and became Chicago's youngest and first woman assistant U.S. district attorney.

Stopa tried to shoot her lover's wife at her home in Palos Park, but accidentally shot and killed their 65-year old gardener, Henry Manning. She fled the scene and led the police on a manhunt.

Death

Stopa committed suicide by ingesting arsenic in a Detroit hotel room. Around 10,000 people attended her funeral. She is buried at the Bohemian National Cemetery.

Popular culture

In 2019, Stopa's story was featured in a Season 13 episode of the American television series Deadly Women, with Stopa being portrayed by Kelsie Feltrin.

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