Elsie Paroubek
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Elsie Paroubek, whose photograph inspired Henry Darger during his writing of In the Realms of the Unreal. Photo by Matousek Studio, 1575 22nd St. near Kedzie Ave., Chicago, published in the Chicago Daily NewsMay 9, 1911.
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| Born | Eliška "Elsie" Paroubek 1906 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | c. April 8, 1911 (aged 5) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Cause of death | Homicide by asphyxiation or strangulation |
| Body discovered | May 9, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Resting place | Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Murder victim |
Eliška "Elsie" Paroubek (1906–1911) was a Czech American girl who was a victim of kidnapping and murder in the spring of 1911. Her disappearance and the subsequent search for her preoccupied Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota law enforcement for six weeks. Her funeral was attended by between 2000 and 3000 people.[1]
The story of the girl's death, and especially her photograph in the Chicago Daily News, were inspirations for Henry Darger's immense fantasy novel The Story of the Vivian Girls.
posted by Radish King at 12:42 PM
1 Comments:
Five years old. Five.
How can anyone hurt a child? How many children have died hurting?
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