Maria Stephens

First Name: Maria
Last Name: Stephens
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Blunt Instrument
COD Inquest Finding: 

being charged and sworn to enquire for the State, when, where, how and after what manner the said Maria Stephens came to her death, by the frequent abuses of Exposure, and Beating, Robert F Stephens, in her debilitated State. . . aforesaid say that the aforesaid Robt F Stephens in manner aforesaid the aforesaid Maria Stephens came to her ed, this we believe from Testimony & Visible Marks left on the corps.

COD Short Description: 
beaten by her husband
Original Record: 
5120

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