The Viper and the Vampire

Biographical Bytes from Bala: Laurel Hill West Stories #049, part 3

Captain Clayton Erb decided to marry and produce an heir at age 50 and selected a young divorcee to serve as mistress of his Red Gables estate in Delaware County. When the woman's sister got involved, things went bad in a hurry. The court case revealed the mansion had been a house of horrors.