The main vampire of Chicago (6 photos)

What else does a person need for happiness when he has everything - family, wealth, status, fame? In some cases, a second side of personality. Dark.





Evelyn Kane was born at the end of the 19th century in Winnebago (Wisconsin). A young teacher accidentally met millionaire Charles Romadka, who hunted in the forest closest to the city. Between young people a spark jumped. And although relatives opposed marriage because of different religious views, the wedding still took place.



Evelyn Romadka

A year later, a daughter was born in the family. And then Evelyn got sick. The problem required surgical intervention, which apparently became for a woman the strongest stress and launched a strange program.

Romance of crimes



Life could be easy and carefree

She literally got sick with romanticized stories crimes. Actually, the topic is fertile and popular. But one thing read books and watch movies, but quite another for the good the will to plunge into this world. Moreover, the woman really had life is everything that others can only dream of.

As soon as her daughter was five years old, her mother moved to Chicago and settled in the Victoria Hotel. There the woman met Albert Jones, a black janitor. Romadka asked the guy a banal question about time, and he took a watch out of his pocket. But they were ladies. Heart adventurer pounded: her dreams of the criminal world began come true.

At first they just spent time together. Albert entertained a new acquaintance with stories about criminal activity and even gave tips on how to steal and not get caught. Soon the cleaner and decent wife and mother became lovers.

Puncture



Joliet Correctional Center, where Evelyn served her sentence

Lieutenant Larkin was sitting in a Chicago café thinking about the case. At The Becks stole money and jewelry. The remarkable thing was a leather wallet that the robbers liked. Only Larkin about it I thought, as I saw on the next table, at which I sat a respectable couple, a wallet that exactly matched the description with stolen.

On October 16, 1907, the woman was arrested. At first, Romadka tried evade, claiming that both the wallet and those found during the search jewelry is a gift from her husband. But in the face of the irrefutable evidence, she gave up and told everything. According to the ads in the newspaper, she got a job to the houses of wealthy people as a maid, found out the places where they kept valuables, robbed employers and ran away.

Charles immediately rushed to Chicago. And although the antics of his wife have become for him, a real shock, the icing on the cake of lies was the presence lover and accomplice.

Albert was taken. And he easily passed the woman, boastfully telling the cops that the rich white lady was completely subject to his will. She robbed, stole, performing the functions of a blind tool, and he sold things and jewelry, converting what he got into money.

The meeting lasted a record 10 minutes. criminal couple went to jail. Charles divorced his wife and got right sole custody of a daughter.

rebirth



Cartoons from The Chicago Examiner, July 25, 1911, depicting the crimes of Evelyn and her vampire girls.

In prison, a woman showed herself to be a model prisoner, so three years later she was released. And about decency here I forgot, because the passion for criminal romance has not gone away.

After the end of her probationary period, she promised the authorities move to Canada with my sister. But she didn't go anywhere. And knocked into Chicago gang of "women-vampires" - money-hungry ladies who lured, drugged and robbed men. The story resurfaced after the incident with Kansas City millionaire Edmund Gaitlin, whom she charmed modest attractive brunette. He ran into a girl near hotels. A pleasant conversation ensued, during which a new acquaintance offered to have fun and tickle your nerves a little with a walk through the slums - not too prosperous areas of Chicago.

The couple was joined by the girl's friend and Gaitlin's buddy Mr Sweeney. The next day Edmund woke up with a buzzing head and discovered the loss of jewelry and cash.

By that time, the police already had suspicions about sacramentsthe personal identity of the head of a secret organization. 13 were immediately arrested girls who confirmed that the mysterious Mrs. Graves. And the photo from the filing cabinet, shown to Gaitlin and others victims, dispelled all doubts.



But the main "vampire" could not be taken. Apparently affected accumulated experience and chuyka. The lady left the hotel, taking most of the loot. More about the mysterious "queen vampires" Chicago no one has ever heard anything.