Conlon v. Sawin

If all had gone according to plan, Etta Riel would have prosecuted her “begetting” complaint in the District Court against the defendant, the man she alleged was the father of her infant daughter.1 On the eve of the date set for trial, November 22, 1934, she mysteriously vanished. Her sudden disappearance sparked an extensive police investigation, including questioning of the defendant, the last person known to have seen her alive. Articles in mystery magazines provoked national speculation; offers of rewards yielded no concrete leads. In spite of all the interest, no one ever deter*546mined what…