Fern Franco

Death by Force

Fern Franco, a 75-year-old woman, passed away on May 18, 2002, under circumstances that later led to a criminal investigation. She was one of nine patients at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, who died in a series of suspicious medical emergencies. Franco was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia on May 17, 2002, but suffered a sudden cardiac arrest the following day. Medical examinations later revealed that her system contained lethal doses of succinylcholine, a muscle relaxant ...Read More

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