Elsie Paroubek
On 8 April 1911, when Elsie was  four or five years old, she disappeared in the city of Chicago. Eventually, when they failed to locate her, her parents contacted the authorities and they helped search for her. When they failed to find her, authorities from the nearby states of Wisconsin and Minnesota, helped authorities from the state of Illinois to find her. Several newspapers regarding the disappearance of Elsie Paroubek was printed in the hopes that she still may be found alive. One month later on 9 May, Elsie Paroubek's dead body was discovered near the city of Lockport which is approximately 30 miles southwest from the city of Chicago. Her death turned out to be a murder. This information became known to Elsie's parents and other family members, as well many other people. Her dead body was buried three days later on 12 May, in the city of Chicago. More than 2,500 people attended Elsie's funeral.