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The Infamous New Sweden Church Poisonings (Maine)

2020/11/2

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本集讲述了2003年发生在新瑞典路德教会的砷中毒事件，导致一人死亡，多人受伤。事件的始作俑者是丹尼尔·邦德森，他将砷放入咖啡壶中，导致多人中毒。虽然邦德森声称自己并非蓄意杀人，只是想让教友们感到不适，但他的行为导致了严重的后果。事件发生后，新瑞典镇的居民们既震惊又悲痛，但他们也展现了社区的韧性和包容性。本集详细介绍了事件的经过，包括中毒症状、调查过程、以及对受害者的长期影响。此外，本集还探讨了砷的历史用途、以及新瑞典镇的历史和文化背景。通过对事件的深入分析，本集揭示了人性的复杂性，以及社区在面对重大危机时的反应。

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The episode introduces the background of the New Sweden Church Poisonings, where parishioners unknowingly consumed tainted coffee, leading to one death and multiple illnesses.

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INFAMOUS MAINE TRUE CRIME, 2003: Walter "Reid" Morrill heard there were leftovers from the bake sale the day before. They would be the perfect pairing for the strong Swedish coffee always served in the fellowship hall after Sunday service.

What Reid and his fellow parishioners didn't know on the morning of April 23, 2003, was that their strong Swedish coffee was tainted, and one of their own was responsible for what would become one of the largest intentional mass poisonings in modern medical history, using a substance that was known all too well among the small community of potato farmers.

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