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kamy · 07-06-2007, 10:53 AM

I don't remember much of this, except maybe it was in the Virgin Islands, or some tropical location. There was a black man who gave out some kind of "potion", and people died or was murdered. I don't remember if it was for money, or luck, or curses....my memories are too vague.

Does anyone know this case and what happened with it?

crystaldawn · 07-06-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kamy

I don't remember much of this, except maybe it was in the Virgin Islands, or some tropical location. There was a black man who gave out some kind of "potion", and people died or was murdered. I don't remember if it was for money, or luck, or curses....my memories are too vague.

Does anyone know this case and what happened with it?

I don't know if there were ever any arrests but it happened in the Virgin Islands. At least 5 people were poisoned after drinking a "potion" that turned out to be cyanide.

kamy · 07-06-2007, 02:16 PM

CD, is it on any of your volumes?

crystaldawn · 07-06-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kamy

CD, is it on any of your volumes?

You know I thought maybe it was but when I just checked I didn't see it so I guess not. I do have it though.

Titan826 · 07-08-2007, 09:45 PM

Hmm...I never saw this one. What was the guys motive? Just some sicko who liked poisoning people? Or did he have a motive?

crystaldawn · 07-08-2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Titan826

Hmm...I never saw this one. What was the guys motive? Just some sicko who liked poisoning people? Or did he have a motive?

A couple was found dead, covered with sea water. An autopsy showed that they had been poisoned with cyanide. Turns out, several other people had died like this years earlier, perhaps all traceable to a con man claiming to be a voodoo spiritualist. This is purely speculative on my part but maybe he told them there was a curse on them (like in some other conmen stories UM has profiled) and he told them for a price he could break the curse. When he collected the money he then gave them a potion he claimed would break the curse and it ended up being cyanide and killed them.

Titan826 · 07-08-2007, 10:11 PM

Thanks for giving me the info Crystaldawn. I think your speculation is probably correct, it makes a lot of sense. Or maybe he just said it would bring good luck to them, or make them happier, or something to draw people in for it, but a "curse" could have been how he drew them in as well.

TracyLynnS · 03-24-2009, 09:07 AM

Apostapler, I'm bumping this, regarding the victims being found soaked in sea water and dead from cyanide poisoning, but this isn't the discussion I'm trying to find. Still searching...

Apostapler · 03-24-2009, 10:10 AM

Thanks!

TracyLynnS · 04-07-2009, 04:09 PM

Apostapler, the story is on the official UM website:

http://www.unsolved.com/ajaxfiles/wa...oo_murders.htm

Apostapler · 04-08-2009, 12:19 AM

Thank you! Now I finally can read the details. It was so sketchy in my memory.

07-06-2007, 10:53 AM	#1
kamy UM Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 25, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 625	Can you ID this story? I don't remember much of this, except maybe it was in the Virgin Islands, or some tropical location. There was a black man who gave out some kind of "potion", and people died or was murdered. I don't remember if it was for money, or luck, or curses....my memories are too vague. Does anyone know this case and what happened with it?

07-06-2007, 02:16 PM	#3
kamy UM Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 25, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 625	CD, is it on any of your volumes?

07-08-2007, 09:45 PM	#5
Titan826 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 25, 2007 Posts: 76	Hmm...I never saw this one. What was the guys motive? Just some sicko who liked poisoning people? Or did he have a motive?

07-08-2007, 10:11 PM	#7
Titan826 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 25, 2007 Posts: 76	Thanks for giving me the info Crystaldawn. I think your speculation is probably correct, it makes a lot of sense. Or maybe he just said it would bring good luck to them, or make them happier, or something to draw people in for it, but a "curse" could have been how he drew them in as well.

03-24-2009, 09:07 AM	#8
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Apostapler, I'm bumping this, regarding the victims being found soaked in sea water and dead from cyanide poisoning, but this isn't the discussion I'm trying to find. Still searching...

03-24-2009, 10:10 AM	#9
Apostapler Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 06, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 872	Thanks!

04-07-2009, 04:09 PM	#10
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Apostapler, the story is on the official UM website: http://www.unsolved.com/ajaxfiles/wa...oo_murders.htm

04-08-2009, 12:19 AM	#11
Apostapler Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 06, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 872	Thank you! Now I finally can read the details. It was so sketchy in my memory.