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From Biography Channel
"We all remember our first love. For Ellen Penny, in Cordele, Georgia, not a day has gone by in 37 years that she hasn't recalled her teenage sweetheart, Melvin Gibbs. In 1967 the two had talked of marriage. But Ellen's world was turned upside down when Melvin tragically died.
Melvin's mother, Janie Gibbs, was a deeply religious woman, a pillar of the community and for a while Ellen's best friend. The town shared her grief when one by one all five members of her family mysteriously died around her. From the insurance payouts, Janie donated generous sums to the church. However when toxicology tests were performed on the exhumed bodies, it was revealed that Janie had murdered them all.
For the first time on television, Ellen Penny tells her astonishing story and reveals the unwitting role she played in her boyfriend's murder. What's even more shocking is the real reason why Janie Gibbs, a southern housewife, became a killer. "
As Ellen was visiting her boyfriend in the hospital his mom said how he was really thirsty to give him some water, she handed her that water and ended up that Ellen UNKNOWINGLY gave him the dose of poison that killed him. How evil can you be!