Bitter Almonds
New York Times Bestseller
Stella Nickell poisoned her husband with Excedrin capsules laced with cyanide. But when the coroner declared the death the result of natural causes, party girl Stella could not collect insurance money. According to the FBI, Stella then tampered with more headache capsules, killing an innocent mother of two. Those actions led to the end of two-piece capsules and more tamper-resistant packaging.