Held in arsenic death of brothers
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Held in arsenic death of brothers

International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) · April 23, 1938

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Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Astoria, N.Y......Elizabeth Wagner, 22, is shown seated in Astoria police station at the conclusion of the questioning session, during which, police say, she confessed she put rat poison in the milk and orange juice she served her brothers, Henry and Charles. The boys died last week under circumstances that called for investigation. Toxicologists found arsenic in their vital organs.

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