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Physical Evidence:
Tag reads "A" in-circled Words
Tablets found Near the Body Initials- GRA. 7/8/82
Plastic Bag Contains - 3 white pills (no writing on pills)
Picture - Blk&Wht-- Chalk Outline of body
Pill Bottle with 3 pills lying on carpet
Two Chairs - Buttoned-Leather puffy chair with arms Leather with
wooden arms
Tea/Coffee cup with saucer lying on carpet near wooden/armed chain
Flower type section rug
Desk with Drawers, Lamp on top, & some kind of paper
Large round white table or pill or something like that,lying near left
knee of victim
Something in the upper right of picture near victims head (pointy
wooden? picture?)
Two official short memo's:
Yellow - LAB REPORT
Lakeville, CT Police Department
Case: Robner, Marshall
File#: H657/SJ43.1
Officer of Record: Detective G.K. Anderson
Mat'l(s) analyzed: Porcelain teacup
Analyzed for: Fingerprints, foreign substances
Date: 7/8/82
Laboratory findings:
The teacup was analyzed. The cup contained tea only. No trace of
Ebullion or other substance was found. Fingerprints on the cup
belonged to the deceased and Ms. Dunbar.
Signed -?? Btmorose
White - OFFICIAL MEMO
Chief Examiner
Lakeville, CT Police Department
Lakeville,CT Police Laboratory
File # H657/SJ43.1
G.K. Anderson, Detective lst Class
July 8, 1982
RE: Robner Case
Although it appears that at least one member of the Robner household
had a reason for wishing Mr.Robner dead, the findings of the Medical
Examiner and evidence gained from interviews with the family and
family associates are only consistent with the conclusion that Mr.
Robner died of a self-administered overdose of Ebullion.
Gk Anderson
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G.K. Anderson
CORPUS DELICTI- Union Memorial Hospital, Lakeville, CT
Summary of findings from Coroner's Examination:
Name - Robner,Marshall File No - H657/SJ43.1 Date - 7/8/82 Sex - Male
/Race - Caucasian /Color of Eyes - Brown /Color of Hair - Gray /Ht- 5'
11 /Wt - 192 lbs. /Distinguishing M arks - None Apparent Cause of
Death - Drug overdose (Ebullion)
Front and Back outline of body Small "x" written on left side of head
in Front View of Body
Explanation: There were no injuries or marks of a suspicious nature,
except a small bruise on the left temple (consistent with falling to
the floor from a chair).
Analysis of the blood of the deceased revealed a blood level of 27mg%
for Ebullion. The therapeutic range of this drug is normally 4 to 6
mg%. A fatal dose, while not specified by the manufacturer, has been
found to be in the 10-20mg% range. A routine analysis for other
common drugs was unproductive.
Findings were unremarkable except for massive liver damage consistent
with overdose of Ebullion, and 10mg of Ebullion recovered from the
stomach. Death occurred at 1 AM, plus or minus one hour.
The blood level of Ebullion and the massive liver damage consistent
with Ebullion toxicity lead to the inevitable conclusion that the
deceased died of an overdose of that drug.
Xaviera Hockmuller md.
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Medical examiner
July 9, 1982
Chief of Detectives
Edindale Police Department
Edindale, CT 06103
Dear Chief:
I must once again ask for you assistance on a case involving one of my
clients.
As you are no doubt aware, Mr. Marshall Robner, the industrialist and
philanthropist, was found dead yesterday morning in his home. As far
as I can determine, he was found dead on the floor of his library, the
victim of an overdose of Ebullion, a medicine which he had been taking
lately for severe bouts of depression. He had been alone during the
night, and the door to his library had been bolted from the inside.
Police had to break the door down with axes, I'm told, to get inside.
While I am completely convinced that there was no foul play involved
in Mr. Robner's death, it is disturbing that Mr. Robner had called me
only three days earlier for the purpose of informing me that his will
was to be altered. In fact, I was expecting to hear form him this week
so that he could deliver the papers to me. Given the size of the
Robner estate, I feel that a more complete investigation should be
undertakes, if for no other reason that to quash the suspicions which
are inevitable in these circumstances.
I have sifted through the evidence gathered by the local police
authorities and am passing it along for your inspection I phoned Mrs.
Robner this morning and informed her of my intention of having you
take on the case. She was reluctant to be of assistance, but I
convinced her to allow you to come around at eight o'clock tomorrow
morning and spend the day.
I will be at the house at noon tomorrow for the reading of the current
will, which Mr. Robner wrote a few year s ago. I hope to see you
then.
Sincerely yours,
Signed- Warren Coates
Coates, Shavely & Coates * Attorney at Law * Suite 1327 * Excelsior
Tower * Hartford, CT 06101
Interviews - Excerpts--
Mrs. Robner
Detective Anderson : How did you come to find Mr. Robner?
Mrs. Robner : When I woke up this morning, I noticed that Marshall was
not in bed. I wasn't alarmed, really, as it was not unusual for him
to work late at night in the library and fall asleep there, I went
down the hall to the library and knocked on the door. Hadn't answer,
so I knocked even harder. When that didn't work, I started calling
his name loudly. So loud, actually, that I woke up Ms. Dunbar and
George. We all were gathered there, knocking and yelling, and finally
Mrs. Rourke, our housekeeper, was alarmed enough to come upstairs. She
suggested calling the police, which we did. They arrived about twenty
minutes later, and started breaking down the door with axes. When we
entered the room, we found Marshall lying on the floor, face down.
Anderson: Did he usually keep his door locked when he worked?
Robner: Almost always. He was pretty secretive about his work and he
liked to be alone when he worked.
Anderson: Do you know of any reason why your husband might have wanted
to take his own life?
Robner: He's been very depressed lately, you know. His business,
Robner Corporation, is not doing well, and there is talk of selling
out to a larger firm. Marshall founded the company, what, about twenty
six years ago, and he has been desperately trying to find some way of
saving it.
Anderson: The pills we found by his body, do you know what they are?
Robner: Yes. They were Ebullion tablets. It's an anti-depressant his
doctor prescribed for him just last week.
Anderson: Had he been acting less depressed since then?
Robner: I really don't know. I haven't noticed much change.
Anderson: Did your husband ever talk of suicide?
Robner: He did, actually, though I never took it seriously. He would
talk about how everything would be easier if he were dead, but then he
would start again talking about how he was going to have to keep the
business going. I'm... I'm stunned, really.
Anderson: Mrs. Robner, do you know of anyone who might have wanted to
kill your husband?
Robner: Why, no. Of course not. He wasn't a very friendly man, he was
very quiet. But he was a great philanthropist, you know, and everyone
that knew him respected him. I can't imagine anyone wanting to hurt
Marshall. Do you really suspect he didn't commit suicide?
Anderson: I don't suspect anything. I just want to understand what's
happened.
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Interview-- Ms. Dunbar
Detective Anderson: You were Mr. Robner's personal secretary, is that
right?
Ms. Dunbar: Yes,sir.
Anderson: I understand that you were the last person to see Mr. Robner
alive. Could you tell me about that?
Dunbar: Why, yes. I brought him some tea at about 11 PM that night.
On nights when he expected to work late, he would always expect tea at
that hour. I brought him the tea and he asked me to leave. That's
all.
Anderson : Did Mr. Robner seem at all upset?
Dunbar: He did appear quite nervous, but he had been upset for some
time, as you know.
Anderson: Do you know what he was working on that evening? Dunbar:
No. I wasn't with him, except for that one time.
Anderson: Do you recall whether the pills, the Ebullion pills, were on
the desk when you came in?
Dunbar: No, I don't remember that.
Anderson: Ms. Dunbar, were you with Mrs. Robner when the door was
opened by the police?
Dunbar: Yes
Anderson: Do you remember her reaction? Anything she might have
said?
Dunbar: She didn't really react much. I don't think she said anything
except "He's dead." or something of that sort. She just stood there
with the rest of us until you people arrived.
Anderson: How were the Robners getting along? I mean, were they
happily married?
Dunbar: I don't thing so, really. He was so quiet and, well dreamy.
She was always scolding him for paying too much attention to the
business and to his "good works". They rarely went out lately, which
seemed to upset Mrs.Robner quite a bit. She had friends of her own
that she used to visit. I think she would have gone insane,
otherwise.
Anderson: Thank you, Ms. Dunbar. Oh, one last thing. You prepared the
tea for Mr. Robner?
Dunbar: Yes, I started the water boiling about a quarter of, and then
poured the tea when I heard the whistle from the living room.
Anderson: You weren't in the kitchen during the time?
Dunbar: I just told you, no.
Anderson: Was anyone else awake in the house while you were waiting?
Dunbar: Yes, I believe that both George and Mrs.Robner were awake. I
remember George coming down, reading for a bit, then retiring.
Anderson: Do you believe anyone might have a reason to kill Mr.
Robner?
Dunbar: No, I can't imagine it.
Anderson: Thank you, Ms. Dunbar. Oh, Ms. Dunbar, were you at home all
night, last night I mean?
Dunbar: Well, no, actually. I was out with a friend last night and we
didn't get back until about 10:30 or thereabouts.
Anderson: Thanks again, Ms. Dunbar.
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Interview - Mr. Baxter
Detective Anderson: You were Mr. Robner's business partner, is that
correct?
Baxter : That's right.
Anderson: How long have you and Mr. Robner been partners?
Baxter: For about twenty five years now. I was his partner almost
from the start of the business.
Anderson: Mrs. Robner tells me that there have been problems lately
with the business. Could you tell me what that's all about?
Baxter: Yes, the business has its problems, some of them quite large.
Marshall and I were working on a plan to solve those problems and get
the company back on its feet again before we would be forced to take
drastic action. I hope that I can hold things together now that
Marshall is dead. He was the founder of the business and controlled
many things by himself.
Anderson: Did Mr. Robner ever talk to you about personal problems, or
how he felt?
Baxter: No, we were business partner, not intimate fiends. I don't
think he really had any close friends. I know he has gotten himself
very upset about the business, but that's the extent of it.
Anderson: When was the last time you saw Mr. Robner?
Baxter: Yesterday afternoon, at our office in town.
Anderson: And where were you after work?
Baxter: Last night was my concert night at the Hartford Symphony. I
go there quite regularly. After the concert, at about 10 o'clock,I
went home. I received a call from Ms. Dunbar this morning telling me
of the tragedy, and I arrived here just a few minutes ago.
Anderson: Were you at the concert alone?
Baxter: Quite alone.
Anderson: Do you know of anyone who might have wanted to harm Mr.
Robner?
Baxter: No. Except for George, of course. During some of their
shouting matches I've heard George threaten Marshall, but I don't
really think he ever would have followed through.
Anderson: Shouting matches?
Baxter: George and Marshall were always at odds. You see, George has
been living like a spoiled child all of his life. He's twenty five
now and has never held a job. Just spends money, or gamble it away.
Being the Robners' only child, he gets away with murder. Marshall
would lecture him and threaten to cut him, off without a cent, and
then the yelling would start. Eventually Marshall would give in.
Anderson: When was the last time you heard this?
Baxter: Actually, I heard it again just last week. strange, now that
I think of it, they went at it just last week. I hear that Marshall
told George that he had decided to disinherit him. He even mentioned
it to me at the office the next day. He seemed pretty serious. I
suppose that the financial troubles at the company may have been
responsible for his attitude.
Anderson: Are you at the house often? You say you have heard some of
these "shouting matches".
Baxter: Well, I'm not here often. Only on occasion. I have heard it
once or twice and have been told of other times.
Anderson: Thank you, Mr. Baxter
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Interview-- George Robner
Detective Anderson: Mr. Robner, I have been told by Mr. Baxter that
you and your father had some serious arguments lately. Could you tell
me what they were about?
George Robner: I don't think that's your business.
Anderson: I'm told they had to do with you habit of wasting or
gambling away your father's money.
Robner: So?
Anderson: I've even been told that he threatened to disinherit you.
Robner: Yeah. He said he was going to. I'll bet he didn't though. He
never has.
Anderson: Mr. Robner, let me be frank. I'm, told that you threatened
violence against your father as recently as a week ago, and now he's
dead.
Robner: Look, I don't get what you're driving at. You find the poor
guy dead in his room. The room is locked. His bottle of medicine is
nearly empty. What sort of detective are your, anyway?
Anderson: I'm doing th asking, if you don't mind.
Robner: The ask someone else.
Note: G.R. left abruptly at this point.
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Interview - Mrs. Rourke
Anderson: Mrs. Rourke, how long have you been working as housekeeper
for the Robners?
Rourke: Ever since the house was built, six years ago.
Anderson: Tell em all you remember from the night of the murder.
Rourke: I remember that by about 10:30 or so..
Anderson: You mean 10:30 PM.
Rourke: Yes. By 10:30 when I went to my room to do some reading,
everyone was upstairs excepting Ms. Dunbar, who had just returned
home. She went upstairs about 11, bringing Mr. Robner his tea. He
almost always takes his tea at 11. I remember saying good night to
here on her way up, and that's the last I heard until this morning,
with all the shouting and banging going on upstairs. No, that isn't
right. George was downstairs also fr a while, only about 10 minutes or
so.
Anderson: Could someone have gone upstairs during the night?
Rourke: I don't rightly think so, as least not before 3 or 4. You
see, I like to do some reading late at night, and I was reading this
really exciting mystery story, and, lord, I was up until nearly 4
o'clock before I finished. And who do you think the murderer was?
Anderson: Really, Mrs. Rourke, let's stick to the matter at hand. Do
you keep you door closed at night when you are reading?
Rourke: Yes, sir.
Anderson: So then it's possible that someone might have entered the
house and gone upstairs without your knowledge.
Rourke: No, sir. I don't believe so. Why don't you try the stairs
yourself? For a new house, these stairs are the noisiest I've ever
heard. My door's right beside it, too. When the Robners owned a little
cat, I can remember hearing every footstep creaking up the stairs.
Don't know why they don't ever fix it up. I guess it don't bother
them any.
Anderson: But it is possible that someone might have entered after you
went off to sleep.
Rourke: Well, I suppose it might be, but not before.
Anderson: How long has Ms.Dunbard been living here?
Rourke: Ever since the place was built. She does an awful lot of work
for Mr. Robner, you know. I don't think he could have gotten along
without her, although that's not my business to say. He was always so
nervous, fretting about everything, and forgetting to this and that.
It seemed that she was always covering his tracks, if you get my
meaning.
Anderson: Do you have any reason to suspect anyone of wanting to harm
Mr. Robner?
Rourke: Well, of course I've heard all of the screaming and fussing
with George and Mr. Robner. That's been going on for years, now so I
don't make much of it anymore. No, I can't imagine anyone wanting to
hurt poor Mr.Robner. He was such a sweet man.
Anderson: Thank you, Mrs.Rourke.
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