Sounds like murder for inheritance...but was it really?

Описание: A wealthy philanthropist in the Midwest dies in 1909. Two days earlier, his cousin died. Two months later, his nephew dies. And 8 members of the Swope household would come down with typhoid fever that same month. What on earth was happening? Were they being targeted or was it just a horrible coincidence/bit of really bad luck?

Person of Interest: Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde
Victims: Swope Family

Episode 33 - Too Many Niches

MUSIC: hip-hop-02 by Lily J on mixkit

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Thanks to World Health Organization for typhoid information.

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