Sophia Eberlein
American murder victim
About Sophia Eberlein
Lived 1889 – 1931 (aged 41–42).
Sophia Eberlein, (1889–October 2, 1931), was a German from Russia emigrant beaten to death by her second husband Jacob Bentz in her home in Harvey, North Dakota. According to author William Jackson, the ghost of Sophie might be haunting a library built on this location.
Murder Sophia Eberlein was born in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States. She married Hugo Eberlein, a well-known Harvey businessman, and had two daughters, Lillian and Alice. After Hugo's death in 1928, Sophia married Bentz. During the night, after 1am, on Friday, October 2, 1931, Bentz bludgeoned Sophia to death while she slept.
In 1990 a new library was built on the site of the former Eberlein house. According to author William Jackson, the librarian's office is built directly over the site where Eberlein's bedroom was and librarians report cold chills and other oddities.
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Who was Sophia Eberlein?
American murder victim (1889–1931)
When was Sophia Eberlein born?
Sophia Eberlein was born in 1889 in Russian Empire.
When did Sophia Eberlein die?
Sophia Eberlein died in 1931 in Harvey, North Dakota.
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