"I am murdered"
"I am murdered"2009
George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the killing that shocked a new nation
About this book
Wythe lived long enough to accuse his grandnephew of poisoning him and two other members of his household. Why did three prominent doctors insist that he hadn't been poisoned at all? Learn the grisly, fascinating, and often astounding tale of Wythe's murder and America's very first "trial of the century."
Details
- First published
- 2009
- OL Work ID
- OL2006692W
Subjects
Death and burialFriends and associatesCase studiesPoisoningCriminal investigationMurderHistoryJefferson, thomas, 1743-1826Murder, virginiaCriminal investigation, united statesRichmond (va.), history