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Paul Schoeppe

 

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Death

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1869

Year Cleared:

1872

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania

County or Region of Crime:

Cumberland

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Dr. Paul Schoeppe was convicted of murdering his wife Maria by poisoning her and sentenced to death by hanging. He was acquitted on September 8, 1872 after a retrial."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Acquitted on September 8, 1872 after a retrial."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

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Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"The Schoeppe tragedy, Trial of Dr. Paul Schoeppe for the murder of Miss Maria M. Steinnecke, by poison. Hon. James H. Graham, president judge, Hugh Stuart, and T.P. Blair, associate judges, printed at 'The Herald Office (Carlisle, PA) 1869"

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http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/5777484

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Book About Case:

"The Schoeppe tragedy, Trial of Dr. Paul Schoeppe for the murder of Miss Maria M. Steinnecke, by poison. Hon. James H. Graham, president judge, Hugh Stuart, and T.P. Blair, associate judges, printed at 'The Herald Office (Carlisle, PA)"

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http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/5777484

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