Murder of Veronica Gedeon

Veronica Gedeon (1917 – March 28, 1937) was a 20-year-old[1] commercial[2] model from Long Island City whose murder (along with her mother, Mary, and a boarder, Frank Burns) during Easter Weekend in 1937 captivated New York City. It was reported widely in newspapers there.[3] After Gedeon's murderer was apprehended there were substantial changes in the psychiatric laws in the state of New York.

The case was the subject of a 2015 episode of Investigation Discovery's series A Crime to Remember (Season 3, Episode 4, "Such A Pretty Face"). It was also featured in a 2017 episode of the Travel Channel’s series Mysteries at the Museum (Season 17, Episode 2, "Antis the Radar Dog, Bringing Up the Baby and the Art of Murder").[4]

  1. ^ Girl, 20, And Mother Slain With Lodger In Home In 50th Street, New York Times, March 29, 1937, pg. 1.
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  4. ^ "Antis the Radar Dog, Bringing up the Baby and the Art of Murder".