Anna Marie Hahn
Vallen Alleyne
Mr. Beese
Business Law I
February 10, 2015
Women on Death Row: Anna Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn, also known as “Arsenic Anna” was born on July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany. She moved to America—Cincinnati, Ohio to be exact—in 1929 at the age of 23. Her first marriage was to a doctor from Vienna, whom she had a son with named Oskar. Her husband died shortly after arriving into the United States. She decided to stay with her aunt and uncle in the Cincinnati German District, where she can start fresh on a new path. She met her 2nd husband, Philip Hahn, a telegraph operator, at a community dance at the Hotel Alms. Desperately wanting to leave his job, the Hahn’s decided to open up two delicatessens, and they received the ownership to Anna’s aunt and uncle’s house, which died shortly after the open of the Hahn’s business. Anna had a strong hunger for money. Quickly becoming tired of working one of the delicatessens, she decided to take the route of trying different moneymaking schemes. Getting her hands onto arson, there were three different incidents of fires. The first one was at the delicatessen she was operating. While there was minimal damage, she still got a good $300 out of the insurance company. The other two incidents of fires took place at her residence on the dates of June 2, 1935 and May 20, 1936. The total amount she managed to collect for both of these fires were $2000. Anna tried to take out a $25,000 life insurance policy on her husband on two different occasions. He refused to allow her to do so. Peculiarly after, he fell desperately ill and was taken to the hospital by his mother (keep in mind, Anna did not want him taken to the hospital). Phillip did live, but the Hahn’s marriage did not and the eventually departed. She then began working as a visiting nurse for elderly patients. This is what leads us into Arsenic Anna’s life. Anna Hahn was connected to many murders of elderly men, including 78 year old Jacob Wagner. She told the police
Mr. Beese
Business Law I
February 10, 2015
Women on Death Row: Anna Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn, also known as “Arsenic Anna” was born on July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany. She moved to America—Cincinnati, Ohio to be exact—in 1929 at the age of 23. Her first marriage was to a doctor from Vienna, whom she had a son with named Oskar. Her husband died shortly after arriving into the United States. She decided to stay with her aunt and uncle in the Cincinnati German District, where she can start fresh on a new path. She met her 2nd husband, Philip Hahn, a telegraph operator, at a community dance at the Hotel Alms. Desperately wanting to leave his job, the Hahn’s decided to open up two delicatessens, and they received the ownership to Anna’s aunt and uncle’s house, which died shortly after the open of the Hahn’s business. Anna had a strong hunger for money. Quickly becoming tired of working one of the delicatessens, she decided to take the route of trying different moneymaking schemes. Getting her hands onto arson, there were three different incidents of fires. The first one was at the delicatessen she was operating. While there was minimal damage, she still got a good $300 out of the insurance company. The other two incidents of fires took place at her residence on the dates of June 2, 1935 and May 20, 1936. The total amount she managed to collect for both of these fires were $2000. Anna tried to take out a $25,000 life insurance policy on her husband on two different occasions. He refused to allow her to do so. Peculiarly after, he fell desperately ill and was taken to the hospital by his mother (keep in mind, Anna did not want him taken to the hospital). Phillip did live, but the Hahn’s marriage did not and the eventually departed. She then began working as a visiting nurse for elderly patients. This is what leads us into Arsenic Anna’s life. Anna Hahn was connected to many murders of elderly men, including 78 year old Jacob Wagner. She told the police
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