Logan Murder-Rape | |
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Location | Bonnie Heights Road Flower Hill, New York, United States |
Date | 24 July 1946US Eastern time (UTC−05:00)) | (
Attack type | Shooting with handgun; rape |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 1 |
Victims | Marjorie Church Logan; Marjorie Jeanne Logan |
Perpetrator | Ward Beecher Caraway |
On July 24, 1946, Marjorie Church Logan, the wife of prominent banker and local politician William John Logan, was fatally shot at the family's estate on Bonnie Heights Road in Flower Hill, New York during a home invasion, prior to their daughter, Marjory Jeanne Logan, being shot twice and raped.
The murder-rape, along with the associated trial, received significant attention and coverage from the media – including from Newsday and The New York Times.