Beulah Annan murder case
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The Beulah Annan murder case was a sensational 1920s Chicago homicide involving a young woman accused of killing her lover, which inspired the play and later musical "Chicago."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
ⓘ
homicide case ⓘ murder case ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicago crime history
ⓘ
Jazz Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicledBy | Maurine Dallas Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityAtTimeOfCrime | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryAtTimeOfCrime | United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| crimeType |
homicide
ⓘ
shooting ⓘ |
| dateOfCrime | 1924 ⓘ |
| decade | 1920s ⓘ |
| eraOfAdaptations | 20th century ⓘ |
| genreOfAdaptations |
drama
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Beulah Annan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoverVictim | Harry Kalstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Beulah Annan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Harry Kalstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | popular culture depictions of female criminals ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter | Roxie Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Chicago (1927 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxie Hart (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquittal ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| location | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
sensational
ⓘ
tabloid press ⓘ |
| motiveClaimed | self-defense ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inspiring the musical Chicago
ⓘ
portrayal of a glamorous female defendant ⓘ |
| publicPerception | cause célèbre ⓘ |
| setting | apartment ⓘ |
| stateAtTimeOfCrime | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
crime and celebrity
ⓘ
gender and justice ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| trialCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Cook County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | revolver ⓘ |
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