Episode
Snapped: Donna Sommerville
Overview
In November 2001, a wealthy Virginian farmer, heir to the DuPont farms, died in his bed and authorities assumed he had a heart attack, but an autopsy revealed massive amounts of drugs. Did his wife, a hospice nurse, kill him?
Details
- Series
- Snapped
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2005-03-20
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Donna Sommerville is Episode 6 in Season 2 of Snapped. It aired on 2005-03-20. The runtime is 43 min.
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