Poison Prevention Week
Golden Rule: Admitting when you are wrong takes courage, doubling down on your lie takes fear.
Come with me as we dive into the case of how one man was convicted and exonerated of taking his 7 kids' lives.
Victims: Betty 8, Alice 7, Susie 6, Dorreen 5, Vanessa 4, Dianne 3, James Jr. 2
Suspect: James Joseph Richardson
Alternative Suspect: Bessie Reece, The babysitter
Sources
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-richardson-obituary?id=53127281
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joseph_Richardson
https://www.thejacksonmortuary.com/obituary/james-richardson
https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2009/03/09/case-of-7-killings-is-back/25998752007/
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3577
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32246344/james-richardson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261381292/betty-richardson/photo
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32246214/alice-richardson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32246321/diane-richardson/photo
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32246264/dorine-richardson/photo
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261381228/susie-richardson/photo
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32246298/vanessa-richardson
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2009/03/08/wrongly-convicted-mans-murder-case-raises-questions/28698049007/
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/194/BillText/Filed/HTML
https://www.freedommag.org/magazine/201702-the-data-demon/investigation/poisoned-justice.html
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2013/05/bessie-reeses-devastating-career-as.html
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