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Court Junkie

Ep 72: The Poisoning Death of Dr. Mary Yoder

Court Junkie

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Government, True Crime, News

4.88.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

In July 2015, a prominent chiropractor becomes fatally ill, and months after her death, it's determined that she was poisoned. Those closest to her quickly become suspects, but will justice be served in this case? Sponsors in this episode: Not Guilty Podcast - Each week, the Parcast original "Not Guilty" examines controversial criminal cases and tries to determine why solid evidence doesn't always lead to a conviction. Search for and subscribe to NOT GUILTY wherever you listen to podcasts or go to Parcast.com/NOTGUILTY to listen now.  PROcure - PROcure's Hydrocortisone Cream with Calendula is fast-acting, healing itchy, irritated skin with maximum strength 1% cortisone. It's enhanced with organic calendula extracts, a natural botanical that has been used for centuries to reduce inflammation. It gives you all the medicine you need + skin-loving ingredients like organic coconut oil. Go to procureheals.com/JUNKIE to be directed to Amazon where you'll get a special $3 discount with the code 3JUNKIE. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

On November 23rd, 2015, an envelope arrived at the Anandaga County Medical Examiner's

0:07.6

office in Yudica, New York.

0:10.5

The envelope was addressed to the coroner, and next to that, it read, Regarding Mary Yoder.

0:18.3

Inside the envelope was a typed two-page letter.

0:21.5

It was unsigned, but referenced the death of 60-year-old Mary Yoder, a woman who had mysteriously

0:27.8

died just months earlier in July 2015.

0:32.8

Dr. Kenneth Clark had performed the autopsy, and after months of conducting numerous tests,

0:38.6

had finally been able to conclude that the cause of Mary's death was Colchocene toxicity.

0:45.5

The anonymous letter seemed to be arriving at a nearly ideal time.

0:49.9

Dr. Clark had been working with Mary's family, and more recently with law enforcement, to

0:55.2

try and figure out how exactly Mary had ingested the toxin, whether she had accidentally

1:00.7

ingested it through supplements, or whether it was something more sinister.

1:05.8

The letter read, in part, Please forward to acting investigators.

1:10.8

I know police are currently looking into this staff, but I don't know where to send

1:14.5

this information.

1:16.4

This is in regards to the July 22nd, 2015, death of Mary Yoder and Yudica, New York.

1:23.6

If the toxin found in her was Colchocene, Adam Yoder, her son, is responsible.

1:29.9

He told me he did, and moreover, he told me how and where he put the rest of the toxin.

1:36.5

When I saw him a couple of days ago, he appeared agitated, and he said he was the reason for

1:41.3

her death, and he wished he could take it back.

1:44.8

Then he said he got a bottle of Colchocene off online, and put the toxin in one of her

1:49.6

vitamins when he was over at his parents' house.

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