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The Delaware Poisoned Candy Murders of 1898

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Kent County Public Library
Kent County
Program: The Delaware Poisoned Candy Murders of 1898

One Delaware summer afternoon, a young wife in Dover received a gift box of candy in the mail. Two days after enjoying the treat with family and friends, she and her sister were dead of arsenic poisoning. Discovering who had sent the deadly delicacies, and why, exposed a tangle of lies, jealousy, adultery and betrayal in a trial that mesmerized the entire country in 1898.

Join Speaker Margaret Opsata for this talk.

This event is sponsored by Delaware Humanities. If you have any questions please contact the hosting location.

Kent County Public Library
497 S Red Haven Ln
Reading Atrium
Dover DE 19901
302-744-1919

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