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David_Lohr
10-16-2006, 01:30 PM
Could the poor woman have been a murderer?

Daily Journal - San Mateo County
By Joan Levy

What if the county’s first serial killer was Charity Hayward, wife of the wealthy Alvinza Hayward of San Mateo? This was a question posed by a friend recently. Where did that idea come from? Back in the 1880s, everyone felt sorry for poor Mrs. Hayward. She had lost seven of her eight children and seemed to have a troubled marriage, despite all of their riches.

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