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Terminix Ordered to Pay $10 Million After Poisoning Family With Lethal Gas

VACATION FROM HELL

The Esmonds were staying at a Virgin Islands resort when two exterminators fumigated their resort with a gas that was banned for indoor use in 1984.

Emilie Plesset
Emilie Plesset
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Emilie Plesset

Emilie Plesset

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