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#323 - In 1986, a Washington woman was convicted of intentionally killing two people with cyanide-laced extra-strength Excedrin capsules. One of the victims was her very own husband. The other was a complete stranger.
Her conviction and 90-year prison sentence became the first under federal product tampering laws instituted after the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders that killed at least 7 people.
Is she a victim of a system that got it wrong during a time when people were paranoid of product tampering? Or is she guilty as charged?
Forensic Tales is a Rockefeller Audio production. The show is written & produced by Courtney Fretwell.
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Until then… remember: not all stories have happy endings.
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#323 - In 1986, a Washington woman was convicted of intentionally killing two people with cyanide-laced extra-strength Excedrin capsules. One of the victims was her very own husband. The other was a complete stranger.
Her conviction and 90-year prison sentence became the first under federal product tampering laws instituted after the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders that killed at least 7 people.
Is she a victim of a system that got it wrong during a time when people were paranoid of product tampering? Or is she guilty as charged?
Forensic Tales is a Rockefeller Audio production. The show is written & produced by Courtney Fretwell.
If you’d like to support the show and help fund research, production, and editing, you can do so with a small monthly contribution on Patreon.
Patreon supporters get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content.
You can learn more at Patreon.com/ForensicTales.
You can also watch Forensic Tales on YouTube. Just search Forensic Tales Podcast and be sure to subscribe.
And if you enjoy the show, leaving a positive rating or review really helps others discover it.
For a full list of sources used in this episode, visit ForensicTales.com.
Until then… remember: not all stories have happy endings.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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