Elsie Paroubek
Eliška "Elsie" Paroubek (1906 – c. April 8, 1911) was an American girl who was a victim of kidnapping and murder in the spring of 1911. Her disappearance and the subsequent search for her preoccupied Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota law enforcement for six weeks. Her funeral was attended by between 2,000 and 3,000 people.
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Elsie Paroubek, whose photograph inspired Henry Darger during his writing of In the Realms of the Unreal. Photo by Matousek Studio, 1575 22nd St. near Kedzie Ave., Chicago, published in the Chicago Daily News May 9, 1911. | |
| Born | Eliška Paroubek 1906 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | c. April 8, 1911 (aged 4) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Homicide by asphyxiation or strangulation |
| Body discovered | May 9, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Known for | Murder victim |
The story of the girl's death, and especially her photograph in the Chicago Daily News, were inspirations for Henry Darger's immense fantasy novel The Story of the Vivian Girls.
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