What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1902
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 34.50° S, 139.26° E
- Description
- unsolved Australian child murder
Murder of Bertha Schippan
Unsolved Australian child murder
The murder of Johanne Elizabeth "Bertha" Schippan is an unsolved Australian murder. The victim, the youngest child in a large Wendish family, resided in the South Australian town of Towitta, located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Sedan. She was murdered on the night of 1 January 1902, at the age of 13. Her 24-year-old sister, Maria “Mary” Auguste, was prosecuted for the crime but was eventually acquitted.
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