Elena
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Morbid
Lizzie Halliday
So the marriage lasted less than a year and came to an end when Brewer died unexpectedly in the night.
Morbid
Lizzie Halliday
Years later, Brewer's doctor would tell others that he suspected that he had been poisoned with the opium-based medicine he took for his pain.
Morbid
Lizzie Halliday
But Lizzie maintained it was edema that killed him.
Morbid
Lizzie Halliday
When anyone asked, she would say, it can be proved how he died.
Morbid
Lizzie Halliday
So, in her version of events, Lizzie claimed her second husband was, quote, a bad old man who was inclined to let me support him.
Morbid
Lizzie Halliday
Well, like, he didn't have a lot of means of supporting her, so... And as she told it, she was a victim of Brewer's abuse and unreasonable demands and expectations.