Re: Update on Chloe Davis, 1940 possible child murderess (long)
Bo Raxo
Did she have a daughter named Janine? The one referenced in this obit:
http://www.sharon-herald.com/localnews/hed/0107/hed070701.html
The age looks about right, the daughter was born in 1953.
If so, the obit contains plenty of names to try and track down to
contact and ask about her.
Jacque1in
@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>:
No, different Chloe Davis. This is the genealogical information I was able
to track down, which is hosted on a web site. I've edited some of the
information slightly because I feel uncomfortable posting people's home
addresses, even if the original poster did. You wanna know, you can find
the page at http://www.familyorigins.com/users/h/o/f/Charles-J-Hoffman-
California/FAMO1-0001/d19.htm
First, Chloe's parents:
153. LOLITA DELL BJORKMAN was born on SEP 13 1903 in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. She
Married FRANK BARTON DAVIS on DEC 25 1926. She died on APR 4 1940 in LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. She was buried on APR 11 1940 in WOODLAWN CEMETERY -
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. She is buried in Lot 268, block 13-N1/2, grave F.
COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER MURDERING HER THREE YOUNGEST CHILDREN.
She was married to FRANK BARTON DAVIS (son of FRANK FRISBEE DAVIS and MARY
ALICE MARQUIS) on DEC 22 1926 in DETROIT, MICHIGAN. FRANK BARTON DAVIS was
born on OCT 3 1898 in CONCORDIA, KANSAS. He died on FEB 26 1956 in
CINCINNATI, OHIO. He died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. He was
buried on FEB 29 1956 in STONELICK TOWNSHIP CEMETERY - CINCINNATI, OHIO. He
is buried in lot 211, section C, row 12B, grave 8B. He had Social Security
Number 280-01-5604. LOLITA DELL BJORKMAN and FRANK BARTON DAVIS had the
following children:
+164 i. CHLOE DIBBLE DAVIS.
165 ii. DAPHNE DELL DAVIS was born on JAN 10 1930 in LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA. She died on APR 4 1940 in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. She was
buried on APR 11 1940 in WOODLAWN CEMETERY - SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
166 iii. DEBORAH ANN DAVIS was born on JUL 1 1933 in LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA. She died on APR 4 1940 in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. She was
buried on APR 11 1940 in WOODLAWN CEMETERY - SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
167 iv. BARTON MARQUIS DAVIS was born on MAR 7 1937 in GRAND RAPIDS,
MICHIGAN. He died on APR 4 1940 in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. He was buried
on APR 11 1940 in WOODLAWN CEMETERY - SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
Following the link for Chloe, I got this information:
164. CHLOE DIBBLE DAVIS was born on SEP 4 1928 in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
She died on MAR 5 1987 in INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. She was buried on MAR 9
1987 in ALL SOULS MEMORIAL GARDENS, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. WAS CALLED
BONNIE.
She was married to ROBERT LOUIS DIETZ in NOV 1950 in CINCINNATI, OHIO. She
was divorced from ROBERT LOUIS DIETZ. ROBERT LOUIS DIETZ was born on SEP 22
1927 in CINCINNATI, OHIO. CHLOE DIBBLE DAVIS and ROBERT LOUIS DIETZ had the
following children:
177 i. GARY ALAN DIETZ was born on SEP 20 1951 in CINCINNATI, OHIO. He died
in 1983. HAD LEGALLY CHANGED HIS NAME TO METHANY.
178 ii. GREGORY TODD DIETZ was born on MAR 30 1953 in CINCINNATI, OHIO.
ADDRESS:
<<snipped for privacy concerns>>
AS OF 2/1/1996
+179 iii. JON MARQUIS DIETZ.
She was married to ROSS VANCE LEWTON in 1962 in INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. She
was divorced from ROSS VANCE LEWTON in 1980 in INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
She was married to PHILIP LEE BLUMENTHAL JR. (son of PHILIP LEE BLUMENTHAL
and BERTHA JULIA KIRTZ) on DEC 27 1986 in INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. PHILIP LEE
BLUMENTHAL JR. was born on JUL 19 1925 in BUFFALO, NEW YORK. ADDRESS:
<<snipped for privacy concerns>>
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46240
AS OF 2/1/1996
And what I was able to find out about Chloe's oldest son, Gary Alan (Dietz)
Methany, who did not die in 1983, but in 1993. I'm intrigued by the name
change and the early death, since he was pronounced DOA by the coroner,
which would seem to indicate something unusual rather than a natural death.
I don't have access to local papers in Cincinnati for that period to see if
there were any paper obits or news stories, though.
From the Social Security Index:
Name: Gary Methany
SSN: <<snipped>>
Last Residence: 45216 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of
America
Born: 20 Sep 1951
Died: 12 Mar 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (1963-1964 )
Name: Gary A D Methany
Gender: Male
Date of Death: 12 March 1993
Birth Date: 20 September 1951
Volume: 29329
Certificate: 019045
Autopsy: Yes
Social Security Number: <<snipped>>
Father's Surname: Dietz
Time of Death: 11:40 AM
Marital Status: Never Married
Hispanic Origin: Non Hispanic
Place of Death: Hospital/D.OA.
Years of Schooling: 12
Certifier: Coroner
Referred to Coroner: Yes
Mother's Surname: Blumenthal
Race: White
Birth Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Residence: Ohio
Age: 41
Source Information:
Ohio Department of Health. Ohio Death Index, 1958-2000 [database online].
Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Ohio Department of
Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2000. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Department
of Health. State Vital Statistics Unit, 19xx-.
I've searched all the usual places I have access to and know about to see
if I could find out more about Chloe's live in general. (Did she work? Did
she have hobbies?) But I have pretty much exhausted my usual sources.
Maybe someone else online has some ideas.
Jacque1in
Chocolic
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> I've searched all the usual places I have access to and know about
> to see
> if I could find out more about Chloe's live in general. (Did she
> work? Did
> she have hobbies?) But I have pretty much exhausted my usual
> sources.
> Maybe someone else online has some ideas.
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> Jacque1in
>
What an extremely interesting story. I tried to google some searches
to find out more. Was she convicted? Did she really do it? Are
there any pictures or her and/or family? Did you post info on this
previously? Thanks for the good read.
Chocolic
Jacque1in
news.ops.worldnet.att.net>:
>What an extremely interesting story. I tried to google some searches
>to find out more. Was she convicted? Did she really do it? Are
>there any pictures or her and/or family? Did you post info on this
>previously? Thanks for the good read.
>
>Chocolic
There isn't that much more out there on the case, unfortunately. The
police let her go and that was the end of the matter -- except for the
publication of that interview in de River's book, where he anonymized her.
The only pictures I've found are crime scene photos in the book _Death
Scenes: A Homicide Detective's Scrapbook_, which is a reproduction based on
a real scrapbook compiled by a real-life LAPD detective from that era. The
pictures in the book are horribly graphic -- and the Davis photos are
actually among the more bearable. He's got some *really* gruesome stuff in
there. Although since I'm currently taking a history of photography class,
it made me start thinking about the why behind that style of photography.
I posted a general question about the case a couple of months ago when I
first stumbled across the articles in the New York Times, but I haven't
been able to found out anything more about it than what you read here. I
guess it was just a one-week wonder in LA, although I find it more
interesting than that.
Jacque1in