Birth info from 1900 US Federal Census, Oakland, Alameda County, California
Married Manuel Abrew (sic) on 30 Aug 1913, Alameda County, California [Source: California, U. S., Marriages from Select Counties, 1850-1941, Ancestry.com]
Manuel's age was listed as 21; Sophie's, 16, in "Marriage Licenses," San Francisco Chronicle, 31 August 1913, Page 67, Newspapers.com. (Alternate spelling of Manual's surname: Abreu or Abru.)
HEALDSBURG ENTERPRISE, 27 July 1918, CDNC
Two Die in Death Pact
Mrs. Sophie Abru, a married woman, and Albert E. Voland, a deserter from the United States navy, died in a death pact on the Kawana Springs property, south of Santa Rosa, on July 13th. The bodies were found in loving embrace near the springs Monday. Letters found on the bodies threw light on the tragedy. The man evidently shot the woman and afterwards committed suicide.
EXCERPT FROM PRESS DEMOCRAT, 23 July 1918, Page 6
Article "She Loved Him So Much, She Let Him Kill Her"
In accordance with the expressed wish of the couple, both of them were buried in the same grave in the Rural cemetery on Monday afternoon.
Married Manuel Abrew (sic) on 30 Aug 1913, Alameda County, California [Source: California, U. S., Marriages from Select Counties, 1850-1941, Ancestry.com]
Manuel's age was listed as 21; Sophie's, 16, in "Marriage Licenses," San Francisco Chronicle, 31 August 1913, Page 67, Newspapers.com. (Alternate spelling of Manual's surname: Abreu or Abru.)
HEALDSBURG ENTERPRISE, 27 July 1918, CDNC
Two Die in Death Pact
Mrs. Sophie Abru, a married woman, and Albert E. Voland, a deserter from the United States navy, died in a death pact on the Kawana Springs property, south of Santa Rosa, on July 13th. The bodies were found in loving embrace near the springs Monday. Letters found on the bodies threw light on the tragedy. The man evidently shot the woman and afterwards committed suicide.
EXCERPT FROM PRESS DEMOCRAT, 23 July 1918, Page 6
Article "She Loved Him So Much, She Let Him Kill Her"
In accordance with the expressed wish of the couple, both of them were buried in the same grave in the Rural cemetery on Monday afternoon.
Birth info from 1900 US Federal Census, Oakland, Alameda County, California
Married Manuel Abrew (sic) on 30 Aug 1913, Alameda County, California [Source: California, U. S., Marriages from Select Counties, 1850-1941, Ancestry.com]
Manuel's age was listed as 21; Sophie's, 16, in "Marriage Licenses," San Francisco Chronicle, 31 August 1913, Page 67, Newspapers.com. (Alternate spelling of Manual's surname: Abreu or Abru.)
HEALDSBURG ENTERPRISE, 27 July 1918, CDNC
Two Die in Death Pact
Mrs. Sophie Abru, a married woman, and Albert E. Voland, a deserter from the United States navy, died in a death pact on the Kawana Springs property, south of Santa Rosa, on July 13th. The bodies were found in loving embrace near the springs Monday. Letters found on the bodies threw light on the tragedy. The man evidently shot the woman and afterwards committed suicide.
EXCERPT FROM PRESS DEMOCRAT, 23 July 1918, Page 6
Article "She Loved Him So Much, She Let Him Kill Her"
In accordance with the expressed wish of the couple, both of them were buried in the same grave in the Rural cemetery on Monday afternoon.
Married Manuel Abrew (sic) on 30 Aug 1913, Alameda County, California [Source: California, U. S., Marriages from Select Counties, 1850-1941, Ancestry.com]
Manuel's age was listed as 21; Sophie's, 16, in "Marriage Licenses," San Francisco Chronicle, 31 August 1913, Page 67, Newspapers.com. (Alternate spelling of Manual's surname: Abreu or Abru.)
HEALDSBURG ENTERPRISE, 27 July 1918, CDNC
Two Die in Death Pact
Mrs. Sophie Abru, a married woman, and Albert E. Voland, a deserter from the United States navy, died in a death pact on the Kawana Springs property, south of Santa Rosa, on July 13th. The bodies were found in loving embrace near the springs Monday. Letters found on the bodies threw light on the tragedy. The man evidently shot the woman and afterwards committed suicide.
EXCERPT FROM PRESS DEMOCRAT, 23 July 1918, Page 6
Article "She Loved Him So Much, She Let Him Kill Her"
In accordance with the expressed wish of the couple, both of them were buried in the same grave in the Rural cemetery on Monday afternoon.
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Father Manuel Madeiros, Portugal
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