Everyone called Bertha Gifford the Good Samaritan: she offered her home to those in need, she sat by the sick, and administered their medicine or made them a home cooked meal. As years passed, neighbors started to notice that several of Bertha’s patients never seemed to recover, even when the doctor was confident they would. Eventually, this Good Samaritan would be labeled a serial killer, but was murder the motive for Bertha Gifford? Grab your tea and find out.
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Sources:
- The Tainted Legacy of Bertha Gifford: A Memoir by S. Kay Murphy
- https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20120325/arsenic-medicinal-double-edged-sword
- Bertha Gifford – The Angel of Death: A Tale of Murder and Mayhem: Serial Killer by True Crime: Bus Stop Reads
- https://youtu.be/vXZdBTIcEWc – Julien Miquel pronouncing ‘sachet’
- Deadly Woman: Season 6: Episode 1
- https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/missouri/eerie-remote-hotel-mo/
- The Republican Tribune: August 28th, 1928 – Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/168917309/?terms=bertha%20gifford&match=1
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