Chapter 18 - The True Mother's Past
The Fairfax County Medical Examiner's Office executed a court-ordered exhumation of Sarah Vance's grave at the historic cemetery.
Toxicology re-testing performed by federal forensic labs detected high concentrations of a rare heavy metal poison in her bone tissue.
The evidence proved conclusively that Eleanor had systematically poisoned Sarah years before turning her cruelty toward the twin boys.
Armed with the new murder indictment, Prosecutor Gomez added capital murder charges to Eleanor's ongoing criminal case.
Eleanor broke down in her jail cell when detectives presented the forensic toxicology report, realizing her life sentence was guaranteed.
Marcus, facing forty years for federal embezzlement and conspiracy, agreed to turn state's evidence against his sister.
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He confessed to purchasing the toxins online and helping Eleanor cover up Sarah's murder five years prior.
The web of deceit spun by the siblings was completely dismantled, exposing their monstrous crimes to the entire nation.
