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Originally Posted by Carla B

The first time I heard of sepsis was while reading the book "Blood and Money", several years ago. It is a fascinating true crime account by Tom Thompson, and took place in Houston in the late 1960's. A socialite, Joan Robinson Hill, daughter of Ash Robinson, a local oil tycoon, was married to plastic surgeon, Dr. John Hill, who was unfaithful. I recall that she contracted sepsis and died. Her father blamed Dr. Hill for causing her death by introducing sepsis to her system. The story goes that he hired goons to shoot and kill Hill at home in front of his young son and new wife. At that time I lived in Houston and vividly recall the exact place where I was when the news broke. Ash Robinson and his hired cast of characters were later tried.

The book went out of print but I see it has now been revived and is available on Amazon. I plan to buy and read it again.

Joan Robinson Hill - Wikipedia

That is quite interesting.