Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
4-13-2013
Abstract
Dr. James Howard Snook was born in South Lebanon, Ohio in Warren County in 1879. He was both an alumnus and later a faculty member of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. In 1922 Dr. Snook married Helen Marple and had a daughter. In 1926 Dr. Snook began an affair with an OSU medical student, Theora Hix. The affair lasted about 2 years. During a visit in 1929 Theora Hix allegedly threatened to harm Dr. Snook's wife and child. Dr. Snook murdered her and was sentenced to death in February of 1930.
Publisher
Ohio Academy of Medical History
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department, Wright State University Libraries
Repository Citation
Hennessy, J. R.
(2013). Dr. Snook and the Coed: The Theora Hix Affair and Murder. .
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/oamh_presentations/1
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