[T'wit]

Your recollection is good. The granddaughter had a FINANCIAL power of attorney and used it to claim she had a medical power of attorney. The bluff worked enough for her to order that her grandmother be put to death by denial of water and food. As I recall, the cavalry got there in time and the grandmother survived. (I believe she died later due to natural causes.)

Why would the granddaughter try so hard to kill her grandma? The speculation was -- financial gain as an heir, or to cover up her mishandling of the old woman's assets.

Here's a link: Mae Magouirk case

[ladyjane]

Thanks for finding that link. You're right, she had financial power of attorney and used that to have the woman starved and dehydrated.

I went to dogpile and couldn't find it because somehow I thought the woman was from Maryland, not Georgia.