Geraldine Easley, age 19, admitted before her death on March 19, 1932, that she had undergone a criminal abortion. Since Dr. James W. Eisiminger and Dr. Richard E. Thacker had been responsible for a string of other criminal abortion deaths in the Oklahoma City area, suspicion in Geraldine’s death naturally leaned toward the two known quack abortionists.[1] However, to my knowledge the specific perpetrator was not identified.
Sources:
- “Investigation of Many Suspected Cases Under Say,” Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Apr. 29, 1932
- ^ “Probe ‘Epidemic’ of Illegal Operations in Oklahoma City,” Elyria, Ohio, Chronicle Telegram, April 29, 1932
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