Logan murder

Logan Murder-Rape
LocationBonnie Heights Road
Flower Hill, New York, United States
Date24 July 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-24) (US Eastern time (UTC−05:00))
Attack type
Shooting with handgun; rape
Deaths1
Injured1
VictimsMarjorie Church Logan; Marjorie Jeanne Logan
PerpetratorWard 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.