Michael Malloy
publication date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)
category: Victims
clue: Alcohol poisoning, antifreeze poisoning, regular poisoning, food poisoning, swallowing tacks, freezing, vehicular manslaughter, and gas inhalation are no way to die. Well, perhaps the last one, eventually.
explanation: Malloy was the victim of a life insurance fraud in which five men schemed to kill him but watched him survive increasingly deadly attempts on his life. Forcing him to inhale coal gas eventually succeeded. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods