A young boy from Los Gatos, CA poisons his foster parents. Or does he? All parties waffle back and forth quite a lot on whether the offense ever even took place. With stories of hypnotism, Spiritualism, and a bizarrely-placed newspaper advertisement.
“Boy insists he tried to poison foster parents,” San Francisco Call, April 7, 1911.
“Boy poisoner now declares tale untrue,” San Francisco Examiner, April 17, 1911.
“Boy poisoner still sticks to first story,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 16, 1911.
“Doctors smile at Mrs. Bazus' story,” San Francisco Examiner, April 6, 1911.
“Mother barred from seeing boy 'poisoner',” San Francisco Examiner, April 11, 1911.
“Still insists he drugged Mrs. Bazus,” San Francisco Examiner, April 7, 1911.
“Think boy was hypnotized by fakir,” San Francisco Examiner, April 8, 1911.
“Try hypnotism on boy's tale of poisoning,” San Francisco Examiner, April 9, 1911.
“Woman is fed Rough on Rats by foster son,” San Francisco Call, April 5, 1911.
Opening music by Kevin MacLeod.
Closing music by Soma.
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