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Feb 23
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Melissa Ann Shepard: The Internet Black ...

Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart
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In the news cycle, an elderly woman attempting to poison her husband would have garnered a pretty small amount of attention from the press, then faded away when a larger story came along. But it didn’t take long for the press to learn that the poisoning of Melissa Ann Shepard's new husband wasn't the first time she had been suspected or convicted of attempt ... Show More
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