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Gas Widow

Location: 360 South Hill Street
Date: July 25, 1932

Mrs. Blanche Hill, a recent widow who had suffered two paralytic strokes, killed herself with gas in her apartment. The smell alerted manager S.J. Gadd, who shimmied over the transom, but was too late to save the lady.

Author Kim CooperPosted on April 1, 2008December 25, 2021Categories 300 Block Hill Street, KimTags 300 Block, gas, suicide, widow

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