Without forensic toxicology, their killers may have gotten away with murder. Investigators find an unlikely source of poisoning in each of these stories.

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Hanley, E. 2023, Nov 14. Jessy Kurczewski found guilty on all three charges in Waukesha eye drops homicide trial. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/2023/11/14/eye-drops-verdict-jury-finds-kurczewski-guilty-of-homicide-theft/71580120007/

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In November 2018, Gail Cleavenger's son would come home from school to find their home ransacked and his mom missing.

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Bonvillian, C. 2021, jan 26. Florida teen sentenced to 45 years for strangling mother over bad grade, burying body behind church. https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/florida-teen-pleads-guilty-strangling-mother-over-bad-grade-burying-her-body-behind-church/UPYH3LA6SVHJ5FSKVKU554UXTQ/

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Jeffrey Franklin was Autistic and spent a lot of his life looking for a mother and father he could call his own. He would unfortunately fall into the hands of evil.

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2019, July 10. Chenango county man sentenced to 21 years to life for murdering son, setting fire to house. Fox 40. https://www.wicz.com/story/40771285/guilford-man-sentenced-to-21-years-to-life-for-murdering-son-setting-fire-to-house

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Borelli, A. ‘Manchester by the Sea’ inspired Chenango County teen’s murder, DA says as trial begins. Press Connects. https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/public-safety/2019/02/27/ernest-franklin-murder-trial-manchester-by-the-sea-fire-chenango-county-ny/3003603002/

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24-year-old Lindsay Buziak was an up-and-coming real estate agent with a successful career and relationship. Until she received a mysterious call from a couple who were looking for a 1-million-dollar home.

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*This episode has been updated to include Kody Patten's interviews with police and discussion with his father.

16 year-old Micaela Costanzo was a bright, beautiful, sporty teenager with her whole life ahead of her - until it was cut short by someone she'd known since childhood.

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Reavy, P. (2012, Aug 24). Kody Cree Patten, 19, gets life without parole for murdering classmate in West Wendover. Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/2012/8/24/20505881/kody-cree-patten-19-gets-life-without-parole-for-murdering-classmate-in-wendover

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