Dr Etienne Deschamps had been having an affair with a 12 year old girl called Juliette Deitsh for quite some time and it was usual for him to use chloroform. Chloroform on her before making love to her. It may well have been that he became worried that she was going to tell someone what had been going on so killed her to keep her quiet.
Unfortunately for Juliette it was too late and when her father went to confront Deschamps he found his 12 year old daughter naked and dead from an overdose of Chloroform. Deschamps was arrested and tried in May 1889 and found guilty. He fought the sentence of death and won two short reprieves but on 12 May 1892 he was finally hanged.
Classification: Homicide
Characteristics: Rape - Accident?
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: January 30, 1889
Date of arrest: Same day
Date of birth: 1830
Victim profile: Juliette Deitsh, 12
Method of murder: Poisoning (overdose of chloroform)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Status: Executed by hanging on May 12, 1892
Unfortunately for Juliette it was too late and when her father went to confront Deschamps he found his 12 year old daughter naked and dead from an overdose of Chloroform. Deschamps was arrested and tried in May 1889 and found guilty. He fought the sentence of death and won two short reprieves but on 12 May 1892 he was finally hanged.
Classification: Homicide
Characteristics: Rape - Accident?
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: January 30, 1889
Date of arrest: Same day
Date of birth: 1830
Victim profile: Juliette Deitsh, 12
Method of murder: Poisoning (overdose of chloroform)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Status: Executed by hanging on May 12, 1892
Dr Etienne Deschamps had been having an affair with a 12 year old girl called Juliette Deitsh for quite some time and it was usual for him to use chloroform. Chloroform on her before making love to her. It may well have been that he became worried that she was going to tell someone what had been going on so killed her to keep her quiet.
Unfortunately for Juliette it was too late and when her father went to confront Deschamps he found his 12 year old daughter naked and dead from an overdose of Chloroform. Deschamps was arrested and tried in May 1889 and found guilty. He fought the sentence of death and won two short reprieves but on 12 May 1892 he was finally hanged.
Classification: Homicide
Characteristics: Rape - Accident?
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: January 30, 1889
Date of arrest: Same day
Date of birth: 1830
Victim profile: Juliette Deitsh, 12
Method of murder: Poisoning (overdose of chloroform)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Status: Executed by hanging on May 12, 1892
Unfortunately for Juliette it was too late and when her father went to confront Deschamps he found his 12 year old daughter naked and dead from an overdose of Chloroform. Deschamps was arrested and tried in May 1889 and found guilty. He fought the sentence of death and won two short reprieves but on 12 May 1892 he was finally hanged.
Classification: Homicide
Characteristics: Rape - Accident?
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder: January 30, 1889
Date of arrest: Same day
Date of birth: 1830
Victim profile: Juliette Deitsh, 12
Method of murder: Poisoning (overdose of chloroform)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Status: Executed by hanging on May 12, 1892
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