Flint is well known for its modern violent crimes but Flint's history is filled with little known stories that read stranger than fiction. Gruesome murders, weird accidents, and violent deaths. Join us every Thursday as Joe Schipani details some of the odd but true deaths he found in Flint's archives.
Mrs. Root, the owner and operator
of an unlicensed maternity hospital in Flint, was well known for helping young
unmarried girls with their problems.
On this Sunday, a young girl came
to the hospital to see Mrs. Root and have her problem taken care of. Later,
Mrs. Root gave a package to Dr. Howe and asked him to dispose of it. The
package contained the remains of a fetus.
Later that evening, Dr. Howe took
the remains and disposed of them in the Flint River by throwing them over
Hamilton Avenue Bridge. A patrol officer
noticed Dr. Howe and quickly took him in for questioning.
Dr. Howe confessed and was
charged with illegally disposing of a dead body in the river without a
permit. He plead guilty and was forced to
serve 10 days for his crime.
The police were not able to prove
if the fetus was dead before delivery or if Mrs. Root had caused the death.
Mrs. Root did not keep any
records about the girls that came to her for help. Mrs. Root plead guilty to
operating a maternity hospital without a license and was fined fifty dollars or
five days in jail. The fine was paid.
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