The cyanide poisoning death of local physician Dr. Autumn Klein by her husband Dr. Robert Ferrante made national headlines in 2013. The tragic murder is the focus of a new book by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Paula Reed Ward, who will discuss the case at an upcoming law school program.
Paula Reed Ward
Ward will talk about her book, Death by Cyanide: The Murder of Dr. Autumn Klein, at a special author program and book signing on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 303 of the School of Law. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at a special price at the event.
The free event, which is open to the public, is co-sponsored by the law school’s Criminal Justice Program and the Criminal Law Association.
Ward, who first joined the Post-Gazette in 2003, covered the first-degree murder trial for the paper. Death by Cyanide, which has already received positive reviews, is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, among other book sellers.
Register for the program and book signing by visiting: http://law.duq.edu/events/death-cyanide-author-program-and-book-signing.