Vallen Alleyne
Mr. Beese
Business Law I
February 10, 2015
Women on Death Row: Anna Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn, also known as “Arsenic Anna” was born on July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany. She moved to America—Cincinnati, Ohio to be exact—in 1929 at the age of 23. Her first marriage was to a doctor from Vienna, whom she had a son with named Oskar. Her husband died shortly after arriving into the United States. She decided to stay with her aunt and uncle in the Cincinnati German District, where she can start fresh on a new path. She met her 2nd husband, Philip Hahn, a telegraph operator, at a community dance at the Hotel Alms. Desperately wanting to leave his job, the Hahn’s decided to open up two delicatessens, and they received the ownership to
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It turns out that Anna approached Wagner, saying that she was his long lost niece, when he knew for a fact that he had no living relatives but decided soon decided to let her help him with things around the house. Neighbors of Wagner claimed to have spent several hours in Wagner’s apartment after his death. Moving onto the next victim, Anna befriended Olive Luella Koehler, an elderly lady who lived in the same apartment building as Wagner. Investigators learned that Anna became friends with her, which included her bring her ice cream cone treats. After consuming one of the treats, Mrs. Koehler had to be admitted to the hospital. It is not surely known if the ice cream had anything to do with her becoming sick, but oddly while she was in the hospital, some of her valuables had been stolen from her residence. As the case is coming along, the investigators suspect Anna that she is poisoning her elderly patients to steal their money and valuables. In the year of 1937, right before Anna was to take a trip to Colorado, another mysterious death had presented. 67-year-old George Gsellman died in his room, suspiciously right after his last visit with Anna. Investigators jumped to the case quickly, taking the opportunity to do a full autopsy to find out the reason of death. Metallic poison was found in his body, croton oil, which was a home remedy back then. It is not
In chapter 1 titled “Chloroform (CHCI3 )” of The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum, the most interesting story developed within the chapter was the unsolved mystery of eight deaths in a refuge called Odd Fellows Home. Frederic Mors, who claimed to be responsible for all these eight murders, confessed his own guilt in front of the district attorneys. As it was said, “To prove that these elderly residents had been poisoned, they needed solid evidence. [Rumors, suspicions, and anecdotes, a confession by a suspect who might just be crazy, weren’t enough to charge a man with murder.]” (Blum 13).
The events recounted in Anne Frank’s Diary took place during World War 11. By 1933, the strongest party in Germany had gained ultimate power with Hitler under their command. Hitler was Germany’s dictator who spread his gospel of racial hatred through politics. While poverty and unemployment were at an all time high he launched a campaign of anti-Semitism. Hitler’s main target was the Jews, claiming that they were “racially inferior.” He developed an idea of a Master Aryan Race, the need to rid Germany of “inferior people”, such as Jews and Gypsies, and the need to expand Germany’s borders. In doing this, he caused many Jews to abandoned their homes and go into total isolation. The Frank family
In a five page nine paragraph sworn affidavit Gunderson stated, in paragraph one “gang stalking groups” and “gang stalking methods” reasonably describes an ongoing, active, covert nationwide program that is in effect today, and, based on my investigations and experience, has been operational since at least the early 1980’s”. It is thought by many and publicly stated by his long time friend and doctor that Gunderson’s death was not accidental. Gunderson’s doctor stated in a video made public shortly after Gunderson’s death that he did have the signs and symptoms of someone who was being poisoned by arsenic. Gunderson also believed and publicly stated he had become a targeted individual. The victims of organized stalking are referred to as targeted individuals
Jane Addams, a pioneering social worker, helped bring attention to the possibility of revolutionizing America’s attitude toward the poor. Not only does she remain a rich source of provocative social theory to this day, her accomplishments affected the philosophical, sociological, and political thought. Addams was an activist of courage and a thinker of originality. Jane Addams embodied the purest moral standards of society which were best demonstrated by her founding of the Hull-House and her societal contributions, culminating with the winning of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson is considered one of America's finest science and nature writers. She is best known for her 1962 book, Silent Spring, which is often credited with beginning the environmental movement in the United States. The book focussed on the uncontrolled and often indiscriminate use of pesticides, especially dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (commonly known as DDT), and the irreparable environmental damage caused by these chemicals. The public outcry Carson generated by the book motivated the U.S. Senate to form a committee to
Jews have perished because of their beliefs since the beginning of time but never have so many Jews been persecuted worldwide as they were in World War II. Anne Frank’s diary reaches a place within all of our hearts because it reminds us how easily the innocents can suffer. Sometimes we may choose to close our eyes or look the other way when unjustifiable things happen in our society and Anne’s tale reminds us that ignorance, in part, claimed her life. Sadly, her story is but one of many of those who died in the Holocaust and as with other Jews, her fate was determined by the country she lived in, her sex and her age.
Anna Garcia died unexpectedly on a hot summer day. The EMT broke down the door and found Anna lying face down on the floor. The case is being investigated. The persons of interest are Alex Garcia, Anna’s former husband; Doug Greene, Anna’s neighbor; Erica Piedmont, Alex’s new wife; and Lucy Leffingwell, Anna’s best friend. The person who is most suspicious of having something to do with Anna’s death is her former husband, Alex Garcia.
The 4 unknown pills were mashed and indicators were mixed with the mashed up pills and the reactions were a match with acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). There was also a used syringe found at the, but what it was containing is unknown. The persons of interest include Alex Garcia, her former husband who divorced her for a younger woman. He is still the benefactor for Anna Garcia and was seen the night before to discuss paperwork. Doug Greene is the neighbor who made the call who states that he had relations with Anna Garcia who ended the relationship the week before. He also claimed to skip his usual morning walk the day of the murder. Erica Piedmont is the new wife to Alex Garcia. She was seen in front of Anna Garcia’s house the day before, also her and Anna were seen having a heated argument in a diner. Lucy Leffingwell her best friend and co-owner to their bakery. Lucy had recently wanted to expand their bakery and Anna Garcia refused. She then bought out Anna Garcia of her part of the bakery, claiming that had hurt their friendship. She had last seen Anna yesterday claiming she
Victims number 6 and 10 were both found with matching substances, in their bloodstream and pocket, respectively, composed of 75.42% carbon, 6.63% hydrogen, 8.38% nitrogen, and 9.57% oxygen (Table 2). The steps described above to find the molecular formula were taken, and the molecular formula was found to be C21H22N2O2, or strychnine, commonly known as rat poisoning, a substance highly toxic to humans. From this data, it can be concluded that victim number 10 had murdered victim number 6 with the strychnine, as it was found in victim 10’s pocket and victim 6’s bloodstream, and anyone with any common knowledge or with the ability to read knows not to ingest rat poisoning, making it obvious that victim 6 was murdered. To identify the two victims, any other substances found on their person and in their personal luggage had to be identified and then matched with any prior knowledge of the victims. Victim 6, the murder victim, was found two other substances: C14H18N2O5 , aspartame, and C8H10N4O2 , caffeine, (page 7). Both of these two substances are found in Diet Coke, something the mother of Miley Cyrus said she never travelled without, (page 8). Furthermore, in the luggage of victim 10, a substance with the molecular formula of C12H17NO (page 7), also known as DEET or insect repellent was found. Based off of this evidence, coupled with family interviews, victim
On August 15 at 9:45 am Anna Garcia´s neighbor, Doug Jung, contacted the police and informed them about Anna because he was worried about her. He told them that the previous morning he saw her walking her dog at around 6:00 am and that she was wearing a sweatshirt even though it was humid outside. After hearing from Doug, the 911 operators informed the local police and the EMT. Both the police and the EMT arrived at the crime scene at 9:56 am. The EMT declared that Ms. Garcia was dead and her autopsy was performed by Dr.King at 11:00 am. Ms. Garcia was five foot four inches and 165 pounds. She came from Hispanic heritage and was of age 38. Ms. Garcia was found surrounded by a pool of blood and there was an injury to the head. A table was by Ms. Garcia´s head and there were white pills lying by her as well. There were no signs of weapons and a pool of vomit was found at the crime scene. The police identified four possible suspects: Alex Garcia (Ms. Garcia´s ex-husband), Erica Piedmont (Alex´s new wife), Lucy Leffingwell (Ms, Garcia´s partner in business and best friend), and Doug Greene (Ms. Garcia´s neighbor and ex-boyfriend). There was a team working on finding out if any of the suspects were involved or not. The main problem/question was whether Ms.Garcia's death
Anne Hutchinson has long been seen as a strong religious dissenter who paved the way for religious freedom in the strictly Puritan environment of New England. Another interpretation of the controversy surrounding Anne Hutchinson asserts that she was simply a loving wife and mother whose charisma and personal ideas were misconstrued to be a radical religious movement. Since this alleged religious movement was led by a woman, it was quickly dealt with by the Puritan fathers as a real threat. Whatever her motives, she was clearly a great leader in the cause of religious toleration in America and the advancement of women in society. Although Anne Hutchinson is historically documented to have been banished as a religious dissenter, the real
An American pragmatist and feminist, Hull-House founder Jane Addams (1860-1935) came of age in time of increasing tensions and division between segments of the American society, a division that was reflected in debates about educational reform. In the midst of this diversity, Addams saw the profoundly interdependent nature of all social and political interaction, and she aligned her efforts to support, emphasize and increase this interdependence. Education was one of the ways she relied on to overcome class disparity, as well as to increase interaction between classes. Her theories about the interdependent nature of living in a democracy provided a backdrop for her educational theory. Education, she thought, needed to produce people who
In this case study Forensic Toxicology was used to solve the murder of Robert Curley and obtained the conviction of his wife Joann Curley.
Anna Kingsley, a woman of strength and determination overcame many odds not expected of an African American slave. She married a slave owner, owned land, and was once a slave herself. She was well known in a free black community she helped establish.
She first appealed to the local courts. Although the charges were denied, the conditions were mildly improved (www.mfh.org, 2). Not satisfied with the outcome of the local courts, she traveled the state of Massachusetts for two years, documenting the conditions she found (McHenry, 1). She, with the help of a member of the Massachusetts State Legislature, Samual Gridley Howe, presented her reports from her visits to the jails, work houses, and hospitals in January of 1843 (Thinkquest, 10). Her reports consisted of stories such as this, the telling of a Salem County’s poor house keeper of his encounter with a patient on day: