Stephen Allas, known as Steve, was a young boy from Munhall, Pennsylvania, who died after being poisoned with stannous chloride, a tin salt.

Investigators linked Stephen’s death to a broader insurance plot. The two women were also indicted in the death of Stephen’s 16-year-old brother Andrew Allas and had reportedly taken out policies on several family members that together totaled more than $66,000. Anna Allas and Mary Chalfa were convicted of Stephen’s murder and sentenced to life at the State Industrial Home for Women in Muncy, Pennsylvania; an appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Who in Munhall at the time might remember unusual insurance activity or odd illnesses in the Allas household?