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Michigan’s Strychnine Saint: The Curious Case of Mrs. Mary McKnight

By Tobin T. Buhk

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2014
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2801629 bytes)
Series
True Crime
Pages
192\0
Topic
History
Time added
2018-11-21 16:33:47

Description

The spring of 1903 proved disastrous for the Murphy family. On April 22, the infant Ruth Murphy died in her crib. Within an hour, her mother, Gertrude, experienced a violent spasm before she, too, died. Ten days later, John Murphy followed his wife and child to the grave after suffering from a crippling convulsion. While neighbors whispered about a curse and physicians feared a contagious disease, Kalkaska County sheriff John W. Creighton and prosecuting attorney Ernest C. Smith searched for answers. As they probed deeper into the suspicious deaths, they uncovered a wicked web of intrigue. And at the center stood a widow in a black taffeta dress.

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