Bitter Almonds : The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders by Gregg Olsen Paperback Book

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Rent Bitter Almonds : The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders

Author: Gregg Olsen

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime Classics

Published: Aug 2006

Genre: True Crime - Murder

Retail Price: $6.99

Pages: 576

Synopsis

An account of the crimes of Stella Nickell describes how Nickell killed her husband in order to collect on an insurance policy and how to cover her tracks she placed cyanide-laced painkillers of innocent strangers, examines what transformed her into a cold-blooded killer, and discusses her daughter's role in the crimes. Reprint.

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