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Ringgold Dead, Robinson and Coleman suspected

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Maggie Ringgold, whom I recently interviewed, has been laid to rest, forever, in Gainesville Cemetary.  The official death certificate states that her death was caused due to an overdose of Marijuana.  However, when police came to ask the routine questions, of Acetaminophen Robinson and Babie Rooth Coleman, they made the exuse that they had a birthday celebration to go to at Moe's [on Mooniper].  This became suspicious to the cops. 
 
They never did find any sad emotion coming from Bobby Ritchie [Robinson] or Langley Lavens [Coleman].  The police even found a picture taken of the two at the graveside with smiles and cigarettes, in which they seemed happy and content with the death of Mrs. Ringgold.  From these two things, the police made the decision to dig up Mrs. Ringgold's body and have it exumed.  They pathologist who did the autopsy discovered that her actual demise was poisoning.  Someone had rendered her unconcious, first, with chloroform.  The person or persons had convinced her that she would get a better high, and unfortunately for her she took it.  They gave her a lethal dose of this.  There were also several stab wounds to her chest.
 
Chloroform, usually will act like LSD or acid and give sensations that they person on it is floating and seeing things that aren't really there.  This only happens briefly before the victim slowly goes unconcious.  The soon after become paralized, renderning them incapable of doing anything..making attacks and assault on the victim easy for the murderer, rapists or whatever.  This also makes them unable to breathe.  This is what will cause the death of the person poisoned with the chloroform.
 
So far, the strogest suspects are Ritchie and Lavens.  After getting a search warrant, police located a bottle of chloroform under Ritchie's kitchen sink.  Langley is suspected of actually adminstering the poison.  However, the stab wounds are accredited to Ritchie, therefore making Lavens only an accessory to murder.  But, he could also be charged with second degree murder if tried.  If charged, Ritchie will face a charge of murder in the first degree.  The Gainesville Times will keep you updated on this story.
 

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Graveside photo