Chappaqua Poison

How to Read This Archive

Correction note — 2026-09-27

Chapter count and reading-route links now match the 54 selected chapters. The guide no longer describes notices that were not displayed.

This archive contains 54 chapters organized into nine acts. The chapters bring together the narrative and its source records.

Three Ways In

There is no single correct reading order. Choose the path that matches your interest:

Chronological
Start with “Someone at the Gate”, the opening chapter, and continue through the nine acts.
The Verdict First
Start with “What the Jury Found”, then follow its evidence references and links to earlier chapters.
The Reason
Start with “For Evie”, then read About This Archive.

What You'll See in Each Chapter

Every chapter includes several elements designed to maintain transparency:

Act tag
Each chapter belongs to one of nine chronological acts, color-coded throughout the archive. The act tells you where you are in the timeline.
Tags
Thematic categories linking related chapters across acts. Click any tag to see all chapters sharing that theme.
Evidence & Context
References beneath the chapter link to documents, testimony, and other sources. Check the cited passage and the source’s stated status.
Cross-links
Related chapters connected by subject or chronology.

Follow the sources

Start with the evidence references beneath a chapter. Check the document's author, date, and status: a court decision, a filed submission, testimony, correspondence, a laboratory report, or an author account. Related documents can establish a pattern that a single item does not explain on its own.

The evidence catalog identifies available files and references whose public copy is not included. Numerical confidence scores are no longer used.

Source Badges

Chapters display small badges indicating their primary source provenance:

CP ChappaquaPoison (original investigative project) · SLE StevieLovesEvie (family archive) · ABGIB ABrieGrowsInBrooklyn (Walsh's own blog) · PCR Public Court Record · DISC Discovery Materials · MEDIA Published Media · SWORN Sworn Testimony

Reconstructed sequences

Some chapters bring together events from several documents and the author’s recollection. Check which source supports a date, a quotation, or a sequence. A quotation records the speaker’s words; surrounding narrative may include interpretation or recollection.

Key Resources

The Methodology page explains the source categories and correction policy. The Evidence Index lists records, source descriptions, and availability. The Timeline provides a compressed chronological overview of all nine acts. The Falsifiability page identifies what would disprove the archive's core claims.