“Mine for all the time,” it read, according to The Evening Call.

“Later when he sold the motorcycle and bought an auto she went with him autoing.”ĭuring their years together, Cassavant gave Oakley a card, promising he’d marry her once he settled some debts. “She had been his companion on motorcycle rides,” wrote The Evening Call. She did carpentry work, painted walls, for a small wage and housing. The love affair began when Oakley, a 39-year-old widow with a 15-year-old daughter, started helping him with his houses. Oakley and Cassavant knew each other for about seven years and had been “practically husband and wife,” according to a Providence Journal article from the time. It ends with three poisoned cream puffs, Vadeboncoeur dead, Cassavant paralyzed, and Oakley in prison. The tale begins with a couple - Hattie Esther Oakley and Henry Cassavant. 26 1916 - 101 years ago this week - twists and surprises like a mystery novel.

The story of Woonsocket’s “Cream Puff Murder” on Jan. Alamand Vadeboncoeur was the unintended victim of an act of revenge gone badly - dead at 28 years old from a poisoned puff pastry. As a young man, newly married in 1916, he witnessed his brother-in-law die. “It doesn’t lead to anything good.”Ĭhester Leon Laplant, her father, had reason for concern. When finding out a friend was cheating on his girlfriend or wife, “he’d sigh and say ‘Let’s not get into that again,’” Belisle recalled over the phone Wednesday. Elaine Belisle’s father had sage advice for philandering husbands. To see how these fit in with all of her other novels, check out our complete list of Joanne Fluke books in chronological order.WOONSOCKET, R.I. A link to the novel or short story on Amazon in case you’d like to check out reviews by other readers or purchase a copy.The title of each book links to a page where you can find the following details: To help you keep track of all the books in the series, we’ve produced two lists of them below. The first list has all of the main series novels, while the second contains all of the Swensen-related releases which include short stories and a cookbook. The Hannah Swensen series quickly gained in popularity, with many of the stories making it on to the New York Times bestsellers list. Fluke subsequently wrote more books featuring the character, with each story being named after a tasty treat.

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