Cold cases from Indiana discussed, mapped, and brought back into public eye. In this book, every chapter is a new case with new victims. From Burger Chef to Lauren Spierer, I cover all types of unsolved cases. Theories and serial killer studies incl...
It was August of 1943 and American patriotism is at a high. With World War II came new privileges and responsibilities for women outside of the home. Women could hold jobs and stay single longer. While divorce wasn't as accepted as it is now, it was more accepted than ever before.
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During the war, the Women's Army Corp was created. This gave women the opportunity to serve the country in "appropriate" roles. The lovely, once-divorced Maoma Ridings was a member of the Women's Army Corps in 1943. She worked as a physical therapist at Camp Atterbury, just outside of Edinburgh, Indiana.
Maoma was born in Warm Springs, Georgia as Maoma Little. She worked as a therapist at the Warm Springs Infantile Paralysis Foundation in her early adult life before joining the Women's Army Corps. During her time at the foundation, she had the privilege of serving as a nurse to a patient who later became a notable figure of the time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was treated for polio at the foundation and fell in love with Warm Springs, Georgia.
Once Maoma was stationed at Camp Atterbury and divorced from her husband, she would frequently take a trip to Indianapolis on her weekend furloughs. She was known to carry large sums of money on these trips. Many people said that Maoma would frequent parties during these trips.
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On August 28, Maoma was granted furlough and she embarked on her normal trip to Indianapolis for a weekend of frivolity. She had scheduled a date with a Corporal Emmanuel Fisher, that was to take place around 6 or 6:30.
Upon her arrival in Indianapolis, Maoma purchased a fifth of whisky at a local liquor store. It was about 4:45 in the afternoon, when the purchase was made. She then checked into her room between 5 and 5:15. By 5:30, she was settled in and had called for room service.
Maoma was known to be a generous tipper, which may have been why the hotel staff seemed to remember her well. A bellboy arrived delivering the soda pop that she had ordered. Happy with the delivery, she tipped him 25 cents.
Shortly after this encounter, Maoma would call and request ice. It would be delivered by Robert Wolfington, a bellboy, at about 6:15. She also tipped him 25 cents. While delivering the ice, Wolfington claimed to have spotted a dark-haired woman dressed in black lounging on the bed.
