Daisy Grace (born Daisy Ulrich Opie)[1] was accused in 1912 of drugging her husband, Eugene H. Grace, and then shooting him for his insurance money in Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3] She was tried and found not guilty.[4]

Daisy Grace
Grace (middle) in 1912
Born
Daisy Ulrich Opie

unknown
Spouse
Eugene H. Grace
(died 1912)

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References

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  1. ^ "Mrs. Grace Is Indicted.;". The New York Times. 1912-05-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  2. ^ "Legal Fight Begins for Policies on the Life of Rich Georgian Strangely Shot". The New York Times. March 9, 1912. Retrieved 2009-11-27. Daisy Grace drugged her husband and then shot him. Her action was the execution of a diabolical plot to murder Eugene H. Grace for his insurance money, which the woman planned several days before. She says she drugged him before she shot him, and the evidence so far uncovered proves it. ...
  3. ^ Hughes, Tom (2012-10-22). "Rich Georgian Strangely Shot": Eugene Grace, "Daisy of the Leopard Spots" and the Great Atlanta Shooting of 1912. McFarland. ISBN 9780786470785.
  4. ^ "Mrs. Daisy Grace Found Not Guilty". The Hartford Courant. August 2, 1912. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2017. Mrs. Daisy Ople Grace was declared not guilty of trying to kill her husband by a jury here at 6 o'clock this evening.