{"product_id":"the-constance-fisher-tragedy-9781456756451","title":"The Constance Fisher Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bob Briggs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On March 8, 1954, while battling post partum depression, a 24 year old Maine housewife drowned her three children in a bathtub before attempting suicide. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e After spending only 5 years at the Augusta State Hospital, Constance Fisher was released from the institution. Her release marked the beginnings of a new era in the treatment of the mentally ill in America, as the nation moved to phase out the large state run mental hospitals. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e On June 30, 1966, Constance Fisher again drowned her three children in a bathtub in what has been called the most bizarre murder story in the history of New England. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The incident was foretelling of another American tragedy; the plight of the acutely mentally ill with no facility left to properly care for them. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authorhouse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46867693437079,"sku":"9781456756451","price":2163.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781456756451.webp?v=1769986778","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-constance-fisher-tragedy-9781456756451","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}