William Palmer and John Parsons Cook

William palmer had offered to help george bates set up a life insurance policy. The two inspectors on the case thought this whole situation was shady and they suspected that palmer had poisoned his brother. They were not going to pay out on walter palmer's policy, and they were going to suggest to the authorities that a legal investigation began into the matter. So palmer needed to pay off his debts. Heneeded to find a way to do it without relying on an insurance pay out. And that sealed the fate of a man named john parsons cook. Cook had been one of the men who signed the application for george b Bates's life insurance policy in 18