Theora Hix, the only child of Melvin and Joanna Hix, was murdered by Dr. James Howard Snook in 1929.
She was a brilliant medical student at the Ohio State University at a time when women were discouraged from pursuing such careers. She earned her tuition and board by working as a stenographer for the College of Veterinary Medicine where she met the insufferable Dr. James Howard Snook.
The two began an affair that lasted for three years and ended with her death. Dr. Snook was convicted of the crime and executed in Ohio's electric chair.
Theora's family had her body returned to Johnson City, New York, her hometown.
She was a brilliant medical student at the Ohio State University at a time when women were discouraged from pursuing such careers. She earned her tuition and board by working as a stenographer for the College of Veterinary Medicine where she met the insufferable Dr. James Howard Snook.
The two began an affair that lasted for three years and ended with her death. Dr. Snook was convicted of the crime and executed in Ohio's electric chair.
Theora's family had her body returned to Johnson City, New York, her hometown.
Theora Hix, the only child of Melvin and Joanna Hix, was murdered by Dr. James Howard Snook in 1929.
She was a brilliant medical student at the Ohio State University at a time when women were discouraged from pursuing such careers. She earned her tuition and board by working as a stenographer for the College of Veterinary Medicine where she met the insufferable Dr. James Howard Snook.
The two began an affair that lasted for three years and ended with her death. Dr. Snook was convicted of the crime and executed in Ohio's electric chair.
Theora's family had her body returned to Johnson City, New York, her hometown.
She was a brilliant medical student at the Ohio State University at a time when women were discouraged from pursuing such careers. She earned her tuition and board by working as a stenographer for the College of Veterinary Medicine where she met the insufferable Dr. James Howard Snook.
The two began an affair that lasted for three years and ended with her death. Dr. Snook was convicted of the crime and executed in Ohio's electric chair.
Theora's family had her body returned to Johnson City, New York, her hometown.
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