The Man Who Sold Death by the Bottle
He didn’t sell poison — he sold promises you’d die for.
In 1924, a traveling salesman appeared in small towns across America, carrying only a black suitcase and a sign:
“Guaranteed: One Death You Deserve.”
He claimed each bottle contained a custom fate — painless, poetic, or perfect. Those who bought from him were found later in strangely peaceful positions: smiling, sleeping, or surrounded by flowers out of season.
When police finally caught up, the man had vanished. Only the suitcase remained — filled with hundreds of unpaid IOUs, each signed in the buyers’ handwriting.
And one more slip of paper:
“One left — yours.”
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