How did William Ernst die, who killed him and why? The facts are clear enough. William’s body is found in May of 1901 in a house on St. Louis Street along with a partially eaten meal and a bottle of strychnine. The official verdict is suicide.
But is the coroner’s opinion correct? Sometimes family secrets become so entrenched that they cannot be unearthed even by the most dedicated sleuth. And if the coroner is wrong, what actually occurred on St. Louis Street? The truth is buried deep in past of New Orleans society.
How did William Ernst die, who killed him and why? The facts are clear enough. William’s body is found in May of 1901 in a house on St. Louis Street along with a partially eaten meal and a bottle of strychnine. The official verdict is suicide.
But is the coroner’s opinion correct? Sometimes family secrets become so entrenched that they cannot be unearthed even by the most dedicated sleuth. And if the coroner is wrong, what actually occurred on St. Louis Street? The truth is buried deep in past of New Orleans society.