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Shocking Mystery Cases #60
Shocking Mystery Cases #60 The issue contains at least two stories. "Lesson of the Law" depicts a woman named Maria Ecker accused of poisoning her husband; the bankert suspects foul play and obtains a handwriting sample to verify her guilt, leading to her conviction and execution in Austria as the first woman executed in that nation in thirty years. A second story, set on the eve of an election, follows criminals who attempt to intimidate voters and steal ballot boxes, but their plot is discovered and thwarted by ward captains and authorities who protect the democratic process.