Word: webster
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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According to historians, the murder was motivated by money. Webster owed Parkman a loan which totalled, with interest...
...Webster's arrest captivated the country. The community clamored for explanations. Why had a successful professor murdered, dismembered and, using acid, partially dissolved another professor...
...Webster's income at the time was only $1200 per year. But his wife and he were fond of throwing parties. So he borrowed money from his wealthy friend, Parkman...
That money didn't last long, though, and Webster borrowed an additional $1200 from Shaw. Parkman, however, was reportedly annoyed by this extra loan and began to suspect he might never be repaid. He repeatedly hounded Webster about the money...
That established the motive. The actual indictment brought against Webster contained four charges...