The Delaware Poisoned Candy Murders of 1898 | Delaware Humanities
One Delaware summer afternoon, a young wife in Dover received a gift box of candy in the mail. Two days after enjoying the treat with family and friends, she and her sister were dead of arsenic poisoning. Discovering who had sent the deadly delicacies, and why, exposed a tangle of lies, jealousy, adultery and betrayal in a trial that mesmerized the entire country in 1898.
Presented by Margaret Apsata with support from Delaware Humanities.
- Date:
- Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm Eastern Time
- Location:
- Large Meeting Room A
- Library:
- Duck Creek Regional Library
- Audience:
- Adults Older Adults
- Categories:
- History and Genealogy