The Unsolved “Black Hand” Kidnapping and Murder of 5-Year-Old Elsie Paroubek
This 1911 death rattled Chicago citizens and media.
By
Orrin Grey | Published Jul 27, 2021

- Elsie Paroubek's famous photograph and Chicago circa 1911.Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Library of Congress
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- Photo Credit: Library of Congress
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John McWeeny, Chicago Police Chief at the time of Elsie's disappearance.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons