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54. The Poisoning of Marie Hoch

2024/1/24
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Marie Walker, a successful candy shop owner, married Johan Otto Ho after responding to his personal ad. Within a day of their wedding, Marie fell ill and died shortly thereafter. Johan's behavior and subsequent marriage proposal to Marie's sister, Amelia, raised suspicions.

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In this episode, Payton journeys back to the 1900s, uncovering a chilling tale of a murderer who cunningly exploited newspaper ads targeting lonely women, seizing not only their possessions but also their very lives.

Case Sources:

The Perrysburg Journal- https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87076843/1905-02-24/ed-1/seq-3/

Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29941276/johann-otto-hoch 

The Union Appeal - https://www.newspapers.com/image/317940323/?terms=%22Johann%20Otto%20Hoch%22&match=1

Daily News - https://www.newspapers.com/image/491966090/?terms=%22Johann%20Otto%20Hoch%22&match=1

The Pantagraph - https://www.newspapers.com/image/298304637/?terms=%22Johann%20Otto%20Hoch%22&match=1

Pew Research Center - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/02/key-findings-about-online-dating-in-the-u-s/

Aura - https://www.aura.com/learn/dangers-of-online-dating

RAINN - https://www.rainn.org/articles/online-dating-and-dating-app-safety-tips

Y Magazine - https://magazine.byu.edu/article/the-dangers-of-dating-apps/ 

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