The Professor and the Coed

by Gribben, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781596299108
• ISBN10: 159629910X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-21
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

In the sweltering summer of 1929, the people of Columbus, Ohio, were enthralled by news of the Ohio State University veterinary professor and Olympic gold medalwinning pistol shooter on trial for the murder of his twenty-four-year-old lover, who was a medical student. Local writer Mark Gribben reveals how Dr. James Howard Snook was captured and interrogated, including his gory confession of Theora Hix's death. During the trial, the details of the illicit love affair were so salacious that newspapers could only hint about what really led to the coed's murder and the professor's ultimate punishment. For the first time, read the full account of this astonishing story, from scandalous beginning to tragic end.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. 9
Acknowledgements	p. 11
Crime and Investigation
Discovery	p. 15
Theora	p. 20
Meyers	p. 29
Snook	p. 32
Evidence	p. 42
Chester	p. 48
Loose Ends	p. 52
Third Degree	p. 56
Confession
"The Friendship Continued in a Very Intimate Wayà"	p. 65
"She Considered It Her Right to Dictate My Movementsà"	p. 70
"I'll Kill Your Wife and Your Baby!"	p. 74
"A Voluntary Statement"	p. 79
Justice
Public Opinion	p. 83
The Circus Comes to Town	p. 87
Strategy and Tactics	p. 91
The Opening Act	p. 95
Secrets Revealed	p. 107
Endgame	p. 113
A Picnic in the Death House	p. 119
Bibliography	p. 123
About the Author	p. 128
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