Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 May 1971

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Rumours of poisoning were born after the apparent discovery during Catalina's embalming that there was a black growth on her heart that might have been caused by poisoning. Modern medical experts are in agreement that her heart's discolouration was due not to poisoning but to cancer, something which was not understood at the time.
(7 January 1536)

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Tuesday 18th of May 1971

54 years ago

Elizabeth Anne Porteous is raped and strangled by serial killer Wayne Boden aka The Vampire Rapist at the age of 33 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Porteous' breasts were mutilated with bite marks. A local orthodontist managed to demonstrate 29 points of similarity between the bite marks in Porteous' body and Boden's teeth.