![Stage dancer Jean De Koven. - Sayre (J. Willis) Collection of Theatrical Photographs - University of Washington Digital Collections Stage dancer Jean De Koven. - Sayre (J. Willis) Collection of Theatrical Photographs - University of Washington Digital Collections](https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/api/singleitem/image/sayre/23423/default.jpg)
Stage dancer Jean De Koven. - Sayre (J. Willis) Collection of Theatrical Photographs - University of Washington Digital Collections
![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)
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
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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