The Witch of Del Ray

[RaumVogel]

You've got to be kidding me: In December of 1945, after many denied requests for a re-trial, Rose Veres was retried and exonerated of the murder. She fainted upon hearing the verdict.

http://peopleofdetroit.blogspot.com/...of-delray.html

[mikefmich]

You've got to be kidding me: In December of 1945, after many denied requests for a re-trial, Rose Veres was retried and exonerated of the murder. She fainted upon hearing the verdict.

http://peopleofdetroit.blogspot.com/...of-delray.html

Nice find!

[BillyBBrew]

Anybody know the street address on Medina? I spent 22 years of my life on that street, living [[3 years) and working [[22 years). Interesting little street isolated from the rest of DelRay.

[Jack Ballsinski]

Anybody know the street address on Medina? I spent 22 years of my life on that street, living [[3 years) and working [[22 years). Interesting little street isolated from the rest of DelRay.

I believe that it was 7 Medina St. although other records show 9 Medina St. Perhaps they moved.

[Gary]

Anybody know the street address on Medina? I spent 22 years of my life on that street, living [[3 years) and working [[22 years). Interesting little street isolated from the rest of DelRay.

Check out RaumVogel's excellent link. It says the address was originally 7 Medina, later to changed to 9 Medina and eventually 7894 Medina in 1928. That same link contains a Google map of the site as it looks today.

[ddgirl]

When I was a little girl living in Melvindale, Rosie lived across the street from us. She was living with her son and daughter in law [[who by the way was really hateful). My mom was the only neighbor on the street who was nice to her. I remember her being kind of scary because she didn't speak much English and had no teeth. She'd come over to our house to have coffee and sit and crochet and sometimes cry. My mom would serve her cake or cookies and she'd never eat them but wrap them in a napkin and take them home with her. Maybe because she had poisoned those men she didn't fully trust anyone, even my mom. I remember the day when the ambulance came and took her away and later we found out from her son she had died. I didn't know about her notoriety until I was teenager. We had already moved from Melvindale and I overheard my mom telling someone we had lived across the street from the Witch of Delray. I know what she did was terribly wrong but to us kids she was kind, gentle and appreciated my mom's kindness toward her. RIP, Rosie.

[Honky Tonk]

When I was a little girl living in Melvindale, Rosie lived across the street from us. She was living with her son and daughter in law [[who by the way was really hateful). My mom was the only neighbor on the street who was nice to her. I remember her being kind of scary because she didn't speak much English and had no teeth. She'd come over to our house to have coffee and sit and crochet and sometimes cry. My mom would serve her cake or cookies and she'd never eat them but wrap them in a napkin and take them home with her. Maybe because she had poisoned those men she didn't fully trust anyone, even my mom. I remember the day when the ambulance came and took her away and later we found out from her son she had died. I didn't know about her notoriety until I was teenager. We had already moved from Melvindale and I overheard my mom telling someone we had lived across the street from the Witch of Delray. I know what she did was terribly wrong but to us kids she was kind, gentle and appreciated my mom's kindness toward her. RIP, Rosie.

Nice post, insight, and tribute. Your Mom was a good person.

[Steve Frey]

When I was a little girl living in Melvindale, Rosie lived across the street from us.

ddgirl, can you please send me a private message? I'm doing research on Rosie and would really like to talk to you about her later life.

[Hermod]

You've got to be kidding me: In December of 1945, after many denied requests for a re-trial, Rose Veres was retried and exonerated of the murder. She fainted upon hearing the verdict.

http://peopleofdetroit.blogspot.com/...of-delray.html

Anytime you go in front of a jury, the result is a crapshoot either for the prosecution or the defense.