Delaware's Most Famous Murder Case (news) with Dave Tabler on AuthorsDen

"The Chocolate Murders" has it all---an illicit affair, betrayals right and left, and the first case of murder committed via the US Mail.

If you like this short clip, keep an eye out for my forthcoming book "Delaware from Railways to Freeways," which includes the misdeeds of Cordelia Botkin in all their lurid detail.

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