Chapter
Suspicious Death of Franklin Mills
11:15 - 18:34 (07:18)
After Franklin Mills refused to give more money to Amy Archer-Gilligan in 1914, he suddenly complained of stomach ache that night and passed away. While a well-preserved stomach increased suspicion, subsequent laboratory results showed that Amy had poisoned Franklin, leading to her murder conviction in 1916.
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A suspicious doctor without a real medical license sold arsenic to patients and also issued the death certificates for those who passed away.
11:15 - 12:54 (01:38)
Summary
A suspicious doctor without a real medical license sold arsenic to patients and also issued the death certificates for those who passed away. He showed up in town proclaiming to be a doctor.
ChapterSuspicious Death of Franklin Mills
EpisodeThe Devil in the Nursing Home: America’s First Female Serial Killer
PodcastHeart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings, and Mysteries
Franklin Knotts begins to feel ill just a few months after refusing to give more money to Amy and ultimately passes away; however, there is speculation that Amy may have had something to do with his sudden death.
12:54 - 16:03 (03:09)
Summary
Franklin Knotts begins to feel ill just a few months after refusing to give more money to Amy and ultimately passes away; however, there is speculation that Amy may have had something to do with his sudden death.
ChapterSuspicious Death of Franklin Mills
EpisodeThe Devil in the Nursing Home: America’s First Female Serial Killer
PodcastHeart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings, and Mysteries
The use of arsenic as a poison has made it important to understand how it interacts with the body, both during and after exposure.
16:05 - 18:34 (02:28)
Summary
The use of arsenic as a poison has made it important to understand how it interacts with the body, both during and after exposure. By studying decomposition of animals exposed to arsenic and analyzing the contents of a murder victim's stomach, scientists have been able to detect arsenic poisoning in historical cases.