Stuff You Missed in History Class - In July 1937, 22-year-old Jean De Koven vanished while visiting Paris with her aunt. It seemed doomed to be an unsolved missing person case, until
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Almost Perfect Crimes: The Final Cut | Jean de Koven disappeared in 1937 after becoming acquainted with an elegant young man in Paris. Eugen Weidmann was handsome and charming. Nobody would...
![Mrs Ida Sacheim (right) Aunt of Jean De Koven Ann Dunetz friend of missing girl Aug 9th 1937 - TopFoto Mrs Ida Sacheim (right) Aunt of Jean De Koven Ann Dunetz friend of missing girl Aug 9th 1937 - TopFoto](https://d2sze6qxvc07yt.cloudfront.net/cdn/topfoto/previews/9760/bdc4cde5ac4d080453f4ff7054e5f400/5/f639fa4ce5f4fc93c91e97e19adf1097/2927971.jpg)
Mrs Ida Sacheim (right) Aunt of Jean De Koven Ann Dunetz friend of missing girl Aug 9th 1937 - TopFoto
![10 BELIEVED SLAIN BY PARIS SYNDICATE; Fate of Second American May Have Been Similar to That of Jean De Koven - The New York Times 10 BELIEVED SLAIN BY PARIS SYNDICATE; Fate of Second American May Have Been Similar to That of Jean De Koven - The New York Times](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1937/12/12/96763178_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
10 BELIEVED SLAIN BY PARIS SYNDICATE; Fate of Second American May Have Been Similar to That of Jean De Koven - The New York Times
![DAMAGES REFUSED IN DANCER'S DEATH; Family of Jean De Koven, in Message to the French Court, Calls Award 'Blood Money' IDENTITY PROOF IS ASKED Suggestion Made That She Is Held Captive--Father Would DAMAGES REFUSED IN DANCER'S DEATH; Family of Jean De Koven, in Message to the French Court, Calls Award 'Blood Money' IDENTITY PROOF IS ASKED Suggestion Made That She Is Held Captive--Father Would](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1939/04/02/95769473_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)