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Blanche Taylor Moore, The Oldest Woman on Death Row (Part 2)
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Community Shock & Blanche's Arrest Response
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The news of Blanche's arrest creates a media frenzy. Her daughter Vanessa publicly defends her. Her sister-in-law calls it a puzzle. But a member of Dwight's family offers a more nuanced take: Blanche initially projected intelligence and thoughtfulness, but over time it became clear she lied constantly — until no one was sure what was true. Dwight himself, recovering enough to speak to the press by August 1989, expresses compassion for what Blanche will have to go through, tells reporters he has sorrow for her, and says he hopes to visit her in jail. When asked about divorce, he says now doesn't seem like the right time — prompting Alaina to note, with some incredulity, that now seems like an excellent time.
The exhumed bodies of Blanche's father P.D. Kaiser and her former mother-in-law Isla Taylor both showed elevated arsenic levels, though insufficient to definitively determine cause of death.
