Case of John Ardelean (1937)

Case of John Ardelean

Rogers Park, IL 

Chicago, IL

July 8, 1937 –– John Ardelean beat and raped a 9-year-old girl in the basement of an apartment building in which his father was the janitor. At the time Ardelean was 17-years-old.  

Ardelean confessed to beating the girl with an iron bar and stabbed her with an ice pick and then slashed her with a garden tool.  

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1. Honor Student Stabs and Rapes Child of 9 in Rogers Park (07/09/1937)
2. Young Rapist Stripped of His Boasted Glory (07/10/1937)
3. Victims of Sex Crimes To View Young Rapist (07/11/1937)
4. Raging Father Tries To Shoot Rapist in Cell (07/13/1937)
5. Suspend Guards of Rapist After Shooting in Cell (07/14/1937)
6. Jury Sworn In To Try Youth In Child Rape Case (08/10/1937)
7. Boy Rapist Gets Life –– Moron Admits Attack on Policeman's Child, 8 Case (08/12/1937)
8. Court to Hear Rapist's Plea for New Trial Today (08/16/1937)
9. Sentence Young Rapist of Girl to a Life Term (08/17/1937) 
10. Wins Probation (08/17/1937) 
11. Two lose Pleas To Cut Term In Doctor Slaying (07/08/1944)

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