ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – It was July 1, 1951, and Mary Hardy Reeser was getting ready for bed at her apartment in St. Petersburg, according to The Tampa Bay Times.
The 67-year-old widow was left alone — dressed in a “voluminous” nightgown — after her son stopped by for a visit.
She had been upset earlier in the day about not being able to take a trip up north, though she had since retired to her home and taken two sleeping pills, with plans to pop two more…