The Mother Who Poisoned Her Neighborhood
Masumi Hayashi poisoned 67 people in her town during a festival.
Outside the home, the neighborhood and the local community is usually the safest place for children to congregate and play, neighbors to small talk, and people to support each other during holidays, community watch, and local events.
So it was a complete shock when 67 people in the same small neighborhood in Wakayama Japan started feeling sick after eating curry served at their neighborhood festival. And of those 67 who fell ill, 2 adults and 2 children died from that meal.
It was later found that the curry which was made and served by the local women’s group had been dosed with enough arsenic to kill hundreds of people.
Through witnesses, police investigation, and other evidence, the mother of four, Masumi Hayashi was arrested and charged for the murders. Why did she decide to poison the curry? Was she trying to kill randomly or was she sending a message? How was she captured and where is she now?
