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Tenfold More Wicked - The Morphine Murderess: Deceived

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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Elise Crawford's Character on Trial

The defense attorney tried to claim that Elise Crawford was suicidal because she had given her child up for adoption. There were substantial amounts of victim blaming in the case, says CNN's John Sutter. The prosecutor ordered Elise's body to be exhumed to examine it for evidence of morphine. But the defense also took the opportunity to have her examined for their benefit.

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