John J. Matthews allegedly fatally stabs Jean Tinsley
- Title of event
- John J. Matthews allegedly fatally stabs Jean Tinsley
- Type of event
- Killed
- Address of event
- John J. Matthews allegedly fatally stabs Jean Tinsley Happened Primarily at 400, W 145th St
- Report on event
- John J. Matthews allegedly fatally stabs Jean Tinsley Main report referencing event Jean Tinsley against John J. Matthews
- John J. Matthews allegedly fatally stabs Jean Tinsley Sole event referenced by Held in Killing of Sweetheart
- Start date / time
- November 30, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Night (Any Time)
- Description
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While in an apartment on West 145th Street, the defendant [Matthews] “engaged in an altercation” with one Jean Tinsley, during which he “feloniously cut and stabbed [her] in the right breast and heart,” causing her death from stab wounds soon after.