Criminal Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
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Sep 27, 2019 When teenager Ruth Cruger vanishes, police dismiss the case as hopeless. Lawyer Grace Humiston takes charge, launching a daring investigation that leads beneath a motorcycle shop and exposes troubling ties between the suspect and New York police. Along the way, Humiston also fights to save Antoinette Tola, a woman condemned for murder after defending herself.
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Eighteen Year Old Ruth Cruger Disappears After Skates Visit
- Ruth Cruger vanished on Feb 13, 1917 after getting her ice skates sharpened at Metropolitan Motor Cycles and never returned home.
- Family searched, newspapers speculated she ran off, and the NYPD claimed there were no leads, prompting public alarm.
Grace Humiston Opens People's Law Firm For Immigrants
- Grace Quackenbos Humiston built a legal clinic called the People's Law Firm to help immigrants and those of limited means in New York.
- She used inheritance money to open it, posted a sign reading Justice Those Of Limited Means, and gained community trust.
Grace Saves Antoinette Tola From Execution
- Grace intervened in Antoinette Tola's death sentence by locating the missing gun in the coroner's possession and persuading the governor to stop the execution.
- Her actions reduced the sentence from hanging to seven years and launched her reputation for impossible rescues.