Poison Pudding Problems

Alan Duvall was born in Indiana on 6 November 1945, the son of Joe Duvall and Mary Robbins. He joined the Navy in the early 1960s and afterwards worked on oil fields, probably in Oklahoma, before spending years as a jewellery salesman at a store in Columbus, Indiana. When the store closed he never had a steady job again, moving between maintenance and landscaping work for local hotels, and he lived rent free at one hotel in return for his labour. He had married once before, in Kentucky, had two sons and run his own business there, and he came back to Indiana after the divorce. Friends and relatives described him as the life of the party, a sociable and generous man who liked nice clothes and cars, particularly old Corvettes, and who almost always had a beer in his hand without ever appearing drunk.

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now Melton thought their personalities matched. Alan proposed within a month, and they were married twelve weeks after meeting. details of the account remain covered until revealed He bought a house on Lake Crest Drive in Columbus even though his cousin said both of them knew it was beyond their means.

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now Alan took a job with a glass installation company at her request. By early 2007, a year into the marriage, they were fighting constantly and creditors were calling. details of the account remain covered until revealed In July and August 2007 he told friends and neighbours that if he were ever found dead they should make sure it was thoroughly investigated.

The marriage broke down further when a neighbour told Alan that a man was visiting the house during the day. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it He did not leave, but he closed their joint bank account and opened one in his own name. He moved out, although he kept coming back to mow the lawn and help around the house, and he told friends they were reconciling. this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed

There were other warnings. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now She denied seeing it and suggested the patient's daughter had taken it. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it

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On 23 August 2007 Alan came to the house to repair an air conditioner. this part of the story is covered for now He ate a couple of bites of chicken salad, one slice of tomato and some pudding, then went out to the back porch to cool down and fell asleep in a lawn chair. He was sixty-one years old.

details of the account remain covered until revealed She told the operator he was a heavy drinker who had become overheated. First responders arrived at 8.20 and found him slumped in the chair with no signs of a struggle or violence. The initial view was accidental alcohol poisoning combined with heat exhaustion. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it Detective Mark Crutchin thought the 911 call and her manner seemed staged, placed a hold on the cremation, ordered an autopsy and asked for a background check. this part of the story is covered for now

The autopsy showed a blood alcohol level of 0.436, morphine at 6,590 nanograms per millilitre against a therapeutic maximum of about 60, and cyclobenzaprine, the active ingredient in Flexeril, at 3,229 nanograms per millilitre, about eight times the therapeutic dose. The pathologist concluded that Alan died of a morphine overdose, with alcohol and muscle relaxants as contributing factors. A substance with the consistency of pudding was found in his stomach.

details of the account remain covered until revealed She said Alan had a secret drug habit and had brought an eyedropper bottle of lavender liquid to the house; she said he had taken the drugs himself because he could not bear being away from home; she said she had thrown the bottle and pills away and wiped foam from his mouth to protect his reputation. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now

A former boyfriend, Stephen Brown, had given a statement to a Farm Bureau insurance investigator years earlier. details of the account remain covered until revealed It tasted, he said, like aspirin dissolving, and he felt out of it for hours. She then produced a life insurance application naming herself as beneficiary. He refused to sign, and she left taking the bowl and plate with her. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it

this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed The prosecution portrayed her as financially irresponsible and dishonest, described $25,000 hidden from creditors and $170,000 of new debt accumulated after a bankruptcy, and played recordings of her interviews. The defence argued that Alan had taken the drugs himself and that the case was speculation. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now

details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now A request for rehearing was denied in October 2012 and the Indiana Supreme Court declined to hear the case in January 2013. details of the account remain covered until revealed The case was covered by Nancy Grace, Snapped, Fatal Vows and Crime Watch Daily, and in a book by Jesse Dillard.