36 years to commit a murder
September 28, 2014 at 1:29 pm
(This post was last modified: September 28, 2014 at 1:31 pm by vorlon13.)
(OK to move this, it's really a True Crime thread, and I didn't know where to post it)
36 years ago a disturbed young man poisoned the beverages at his former girlfriends home. As it turns out, she didn't drink the poison, but several family members did.
The poison was insidious, the intent was to cause cancer, years or decades in the future. As it happened, despite experimenting on his mothers pets, the poisoner misjudged the dosage.
Those who were poisoned were immediately sickened, and the incident was believed to be food poisoning. As it turned out, it was reported in the news, and a local homicide detective was immediately suspicious.
In his investigation, he found the veterinarian that treated the poisoned cats, and there was a connection between the cats, and the victims; a creepy ex-boyfriend.
As I recall, 2 people died early on and several years later, another committed suicide for fear of eventually contracting cancer.
I just saw in last Fridays newspaper, the sister of the intended victim did die of an induced cancer, 36 years after the poisoning.
The killer, was apprehended, and special medical tests had to be developed to connect the poison's effects to the victims as by the time appropriate samples were taken from the victims, there was no trace of the poison left.
After a trial and appeals, the killer was sentenced to the electric chair, but committed suicide in his cell 24 years ago before the sentence could be carried out.
I knew the detective in the case, if not for his suspicions, these murders might have gone totally undetected.
36 years ago a disturbed young man poisoned the beverages at his former girlfriends home. As it turns out, she didn't drink the poison, but several family members did.
The poison was insidious, the intent was to cause cancer, years or decades in the future. As it happened, despite experimenting on his mothers pets, the poisoner misjudged the dosage.
Those who were poisoned were immediately sickened, and the incident was believed to be food poisoning. As it turned out, it was reported in the news, and a local homicide detective was immediately suspicious.
In his investigation, he found the veterinarian that treated the poisoned cats, and there was a connection between the cats, and the victims; a creepy ex-boyfriend.
As I recall, 2 people died early on and several years later, another committed suicide for fear of eventually contracting cancer.
I just saw in last Fridays newspaper, the sister of the intended victim did die of an induced cancer, 36 years after the poisoning.
The killer, was apprehended, and special medical tests had to be developed to connect the poison's effects to the victims as by the time appropriate samples were taken from the victims, there was no trace of the poison left.
After a trial and appeals, the killer was sentenced to the electric chair, but committed suicide in his cell 24 years ago before the sentence could be carried out.
I knew the detective in the case, if not for his suspicions, these murders might have gone totally undetected.
