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217 - The Excedrin Killings
Stella Nickell was sentenced to 90 years in prison in 1988 for killing her husband and another woman with cyanide-laced Excedrin. We look back at the explosive case, which led to panic over fears of product tampering, and a debate over what happens to justice when the federal government and big business pour their vast resources into a case.