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Fern Franco

Case from Chillicothe, MI dated May 18, 2002

Victim Details

Fern Franco

Female

Chillicothe

MI

2002-05-18

75

Fern

Franco

07/31/2026

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In the quiet town of Chillicothe, Missouri, the life of 75-year-old Fern Franco came to a sudden and unexpected end on May 18, 2002. A patient at Hedrick Medical Center, she was being treated for pneumonia and was expected to recover. However, she died under mysterious circumstances, sparking a two-decade-long quest for answers and justice for her family.

An autopsy would later reveal the sinister truth behind Franco's death: she had been administered lethal doses of the muscle relaxant s ...
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    Was anyone else completely struck by the sharp increase in Code Blue events while Jennifer Hall was ... ...Read More
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