Name: John W. Nichols.
Died: April 14, 2018.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Millmont, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Chronic heart disease.
Details:
John’s wife, a retired nurse and responsible for dispensing her husband’s medication, is accused of poisoning him with heart medication, causing his heart to fail and killing him. She had allegedly been draining their bank account and borrowing against his life-insurance policy.
John was a carpenter who liked fishing, hunting, and the outdoors.
Case Status:
Myrle E. Miller (Wife), charged with first-degree murder, felony insurance fraud theft, and perjury.
Sources:
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Pennsylvania Woman Charged with Poisoning Her Husband
Remembering the life of John Nichols 1940 – 2018