Bottle of wine were definelty harmed in the making of this episode. Try to understand the ramblings as the girls cover the mysteries behind the New Sweden Coffee Poisonings and why we wash our hands. 

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Sara's Story:

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Cable News Network. (n.d.). Poisoning suspect's death ruled suicide. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/05/06/maine.arsenic/.

Case closed on Lutheran church arsenic poisoning in Maine. ELCA. (n.d.). https://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/7127.

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Maine Suicide Tied to Arsenic Poisonings at Lutheran Church. ELCA. (n.d.). https://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/4907.

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Kristen's Story:

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