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Ohio Academy Of Medical History Annual Meeting Program, April 13, 2013, Ohio Academy Of Medical History
Ohio Academy Of Medical History Annual Meeting Program, April 13, 2013, Ohio Academy Of Medical History
Annual Conference Programs
This program is from the annual meeting of the Ohio Academy of Medical History held on April 13, 2013 at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. The program details the events and presentations of the meeting.
Dr. Snook And The Coed: The Theora Hix Affair And Murder, James R. Hennessy
Dr. Snook And The Coed: The Theora Hix Affair And Murder, James R. Hennessy
Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters
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.