beckwith also testified that he thought emily was happier than she'd she detoxed. he said that's when he started seeing a meanness in alex fazzino. two more iowa woman are test positive for the zika virus... the iowa department of public health rrleased their zika virus update today -- it says three women in the state are now testing positive... none of whom are pregnant, but they have all traveled to different areas in central america. the idph says the mosquitos which spread the disease aren't located in iowa. an important recall for parents now... evenflo is recalling 56 thousand of these comination booster seats... there's a concern that kids can access the seat's harness adjustor button and loosen it... the recall includes the three- in-one combination booster seats that were manufactured before january 29th. no injuries have been reported, but evenflo is sending a free remedy kit to registered owners. a woman may now have the ability to have a child because of a procedure the first of its kind -- transplant on the 26-year-old... the procedure lasted nine hour

i think he genuienly cared" beckwith stated he became aware of emily's abuse of prescription anxiety drugs in 2011 after seeing her under the influence with slurred speech. "emily was noticiably effected. i dotn know if i knew what she was affected by, trouble with speaking. went through a 3 day detox at his house to get clean in late 2011 after her detox and secrecy about the subject, beckwith said he noticed a change in alex fazzino "i started seeing the meanness. i couldnt understand, i think he may have been thinking emily was having an affiar" understand, i think he may have been thinking emily was having an affiar" then while on a business trip to florida, he said he got strange call from emily the night of her death. it's something he says foreshadowed that nights events. "she sounded distraught, something was wrong. i said are no, no im not afraid. i said hunny, if somethings wrong you said hunny, if somethings wrong you take the kids to moms the house. i wish i wouldnt have said that. she would still be alive" claire/bam: stand today- forensic state medical autopsy on emilys

i think he genuienly cared" beckwith stated he became aware of emily's abuse of prescription anxiety drugs in 2011 after seeing her under the influence with slurred speech. "emily was noticiably effected. i dotn know if i knew what she was affected by, trouble with speaking. unsteady ? oh yeah" beckwith said emily went through a 3 day detox at his house to get clean in late 2011 after her detox and secrecy about the "i started seeing the understand, i think he may have been thinking affiar" then while on a business trip to florida, he said he got strange call from emily the night of her death. it's something he says foreshadowed that nights events. "she sounded was wrong. i said are no, no im not afraid. i said hunny, if somethings wrong you take the kids to moms and if not, you stay at the house. i wish i wouldnt have said that. she would still be alive" jack: also on the stand for the state today was the medical examiner who did the initial autopsy on emily in 2012. she described emily's injuries and how she doesn't believe one fall into a bathtub is the only thing " "its hard for

testimony of richard beckwith, emily's father: 13 "i walked into the bedroom and it was terrible. what did you see? emily was just absolutely frightened. cindy was holding her and cindy was trying to tell me to get out. emily was very, very embarrased beckwith's testimony also revealed that he thought emily was happier than she'd been in a very long time....and that's when he started seeing alex fazzino become mean. the iowa supreme court has dismissed an appeal of a former d-c-i agent, who claimed he was wrongfully fired after reporting that the governor's suv was speeding on an iowa highway. it says the appeal of larry hedlund to the district court was untimely... because it was filed after the proper deadline. hedlund caught branstad's s-u-v traveling 19-miles per hour over the speed limit in 2013.. after complaining about the speeding s-u-v... which was not pulled over... hedlund was placed on administrative leave and later fired. he filed a wrongful termination suit... which was dismissed.. he then filed an appeal... which the district said was not filed on time and the supre

of fareway ceo richard beckwith. the trial has been moved from boone to decorah. a van flips on its side after a crash involving an suv. it all happened just after 2 sunday afternoon on east 14th street. investigators say the suv was exiting of i-235 when a van crossed it's path. both vehicles were badly damaged. no one was injured in the crash. authorities are still looking into the cause of the crash. elizabeth: and take a look at this. a close call for a semi on highway 5 near southwest 9th street. it happened just after 5:00 sunday afternoon. no word on what caused the semi to go off the road. this crash. every single uniformed police officer in des moines could soon be wearing body cameras. des moines police chief dana wingert says he wants to see the cameras in place by june. the body camera system will cost around $1.4 million. some of the money will come from donors. the rest will come from the department's budget. the time is 4:35. we will check in with metinka. a regular cloudy day out there. metinka: we've

emily is the daughter of fareway ceo richard beckwith. the trial was moved from boone to decorah due to pre-trial publicity. eric: right now, a flash flood warning has been issued for parts of central iowa. webster county officials say an flooding at the north raccoon river near perry. flood stage there is 15 feet. at last check, river levels were slightly above that. it's expected to crest tuesday at nearly 16 feet. kind of that melting ice is one challenge and the other, some fog. metinka: we have two pockets of fog, one across southeast iowa with visibility down to a quarter-mile, and northwest and west central iowa, a dense fog advisory his and issued and will be in effect until 10:00 this morning. changing visibility over the next couple of hours. the clouds will stick around and it will be a little on the cool side, with highs in the upper 30's and low 40's. eric: sports news now, it was a good weekend for 14th ranked iowa state basketball. but one thing fans didn't see -- jameel mckay, again. once in saturday's game against say exa

. >> kendra beckwith wants to make sure their messages are clear. >> i want to see whether it is a canned speech or genuine. >> and she has seen everybody from carly fiorina to marco rubio. >> i need to make an informed decision. >> for each candidate, instead of joining in on the applause lines, beckwith takes copious notes on her phone. seeing these candidates in person goes beyond policy. that means like for candidates, marco rubio. >> i want to see how real he was. >> we caught up with carly fiorina. and even after a dozen events -- >> i'm still undecided. >> new hampshire voters are notoriously undecided. undecided voters here do not even have to pick a party until the moment they cast their ballots on tuesday. >> new hampshire voters they love to shop. you guys are great shoppers. >> as a registered democrat are you definitely choosing between bernie and hillary clinton or are you here to listen to chris christie? could you slip over to the republican side? >> i could always flip over you never know. >> trump is leading the republican field but he is giving carly fiorina a shot at c

. >> mitchell persuaded beckwith to give him an interview. the chat lasted six hours with what mitchell said was full of hate-filled rhetoric. >> if you write this, god will punish you. and if he does not punish you directly several individuals will do it for him. >> but mitchell's story ran prompting new witnesses to come forward saying that beckwith had bragged about the killing. >> i didn't feel like he was just a white boy trying to make a name for himself. back in those days there were no white people speaking up for us. jerry mitchell and a few whites. i love him as a brother. i respect him as a reporter. >> in 1994 beckwith was convicted of first-degree murder in medgar evers death. and he wrote about sam bowers and in 1963 burning church bombing that killed four little girls secured the murder against clansma clansman bobby cherry. >> yeah. >> mitchell is still on the hunt working on a book titled "race against time." >> why that title? >> because time is running out to be able to prosecute these cases. >> but even if no suspects rema

emily is the daughter of fareway ceo richard beckwith. the trial was moved from boone to decorah due to pre-trial publicity. every single uniformed police officer in des moines could soon be wearing body cameras. des moines police chief dana wingert says he wants to see the cameras in place by june. the body camera system will cost the city about $1.4 million. donors. budget. warning has been issued for parts of central iowa. webster county officials say an ice jam is causing some flash flooding at the north raccoon river near perry. flood stage there is 15 feet. slightly above that. it's expected to crest tuesday at nearly 16 feet. all of that is because the warm weather we had over the weekend. metinka: the ice breaks up and jams and causes the water behind it to back up. you can barely see it here on the maps, it is behind that first the and fort dodge. never drive through water covered roadways. the weather is quiet except for those ice jams. 30 degrees in the ames area. grab a warm coats. temps will not warm up at all today. headed f

. >> reporter: mitchell persuaded beckwith to give him an interview.sted sick hours with what mitchell said was hate-filled rhetoric. >> he walks me out to the car and says if you write negative things about white caucasian christians, god will punish you. if god does not punish you directly, several individuals will do it for him. >> reporter: but mitchell's story ran, prompting new witness to his come forward saying beckwith had bragged of the killing. medgar evers brother charles at first was skeptical about mitchell's work. >> i thought it was just some white boy trying to make a name for himself. back in those days no white people were speaking up for us. jerry mitch is one of the few whites, to this day, that hazardous right by everybody. and i love him as a brother and i respect him as a reporter. >> reporter: in 1994, beckwith was convicted of first degree murder in medgar evers death. it helped convict sam bowers of killing civil rights leader vernon damer in 1966, and in the 1963 birmingham alabama church bombing that killed four little girls

she would still be alive" :21 rick beckwith statement lucas among those on the stand thursday were emily fazzino's sister, brother in law and cousin -- testifying about the couple's rough relationship- which involved including one emily's death. law jeff also night emily died. saying the first thing alex fazzino said to him was "i never touched her." jeff dighton, emily's brother-in-law, "i didn't know how to respond. walking into, it was there, there were kids there saying 'mommy's gone, mommy's gone.' i to react." lucas: the testimony debated on whether emily's father would be healthy enough to testify... testimony from witnesses for is expected..includi doctors.. local five's claire powell county. look for full reports later today at five, six, and ten.. new this county authorities warn of an increase in phone scams... the sheriff's significant increase, with falling victim to the scams... the most include the i-r-s where a victim is suspect and told they owe back taxes requiring immediate payment... reports have also come in of a jury duty phone scam...where the caller claims to be "

. >> his accused murderer byron beckwith was tried twice. both juries deadlocked.l made a crucial discovery. >> at the same time the state of mississippi was prosecuting beckwith for killing medgar evers, this sovereignty commission was secretly asking the defense trying to get him acquitted. >> mitchum persuaded beckwith to give an interview. the chat was hate filled rhetoric. >> he walks me out to the car and says if you write negative things with white caucasian christians, god will punish you. if god does not punish you directly, several individuals will do it for him. >> witnesses came forward, saying beckwith bragged about the killing. >> back in those days, there were no white people speaking for us. he was one of the few whites and to this day, i love him as a brother and respect him as a reporter. >> in 1994, beckwith was convicted of third degree murder in evers death. mitchell helped in other cases to help secure a murder conviction against chance man bobby cherry. >> after talking to you, he was prosecuted. >> yeah, he was. >> did you ever think they'd

of fareway ceo richard beckwith. the trial has been moved from boone to decorah. also tonight, a van flips on its side after a crash involving an suv. this all happened just after 2:00 this afternoon on east 14th street. investigators say the suv was exiting off i-235 when a van crossed it's path. both vehicles were badly damaged. no one was injured in the crash. authorities are still looking for the cause. laura: take a look at this. a close call for a semi on highway 5 near southwest 9th street. it happened just after 5:00 today. no word on what caused the semi to go off the road. no one was seriously hurt in this crash. checking in with jason right now. jason s: they are not going to stick around through the start of spring. i know people are hoping for no more snow, but some of us picked up a little bit this morning. two inches in humboldt. that snow pushed eastward, but we were still left with quite a few clouds. those will linger into the evening tonight. we'll also see some fairly patchy, dense fog develop. if

like small business owner, kenna beckwith.beckwith when i listen to marco rubio, he's bashing the other party. and i have heard it from the other candidates as well. and it takes them down a notch for me. i don't want to hear that. >> reporter: voters packed in to hear governor john kasich, who is neck-and-neck with rubio, with the national debt clicking higher every second, kasich insists that he will cut it down and cut taxes, but he admits that new hampshire is his last gasp. >> if i get smoked [ audio difficulties ] >> we have knocked on 180 doors the last days. and those at home and answering have been overwhelmingly considering or committed. >> reporter: fresh off his win in iowa. >> everyone said that, trump had it won, and it was over and done with, and there was nothing you could do about t >> reporter: senator ted cruz seemed to draw the loudest cheers on wednesday, despite running well behind donald trump in most polls here. >> this is in iowa, and i need to learn about him. >> reporter: 19-year-old college student,

. >> the huge candidate, beckwith takes copious notes on her phone. voters, seeing and hearing from the candidates is beyond policy. like with soifferent marco rubio. >> i wanted to see how reel he was. >> we caught up with beckwith, and after a dozen events. >> i'm still undecided. >> new hampshire voters are notorious to wait until the last minute and that process lends itself to procrastination. undecided voters do not have to pick a party. >> new hampshire - they like to shop. they are great shoppers. >> are you choosing between bernie and hillary, or could you flip to the republican side? >> i could always flip over. you never know. >> for some of the undecided voters, polling do not matter. this woman's husband is leaning towards trump, and is here giving fear, a shot at changing his mind. >> when donald trump is a billionaire by buying off politicians, that is what he did. >> beck worth nose what she wants? >> i'm looking for someone thoughtful. someone i would be comfortable having dinner with at my kitchen table. if the candidate passes that

richard beckwith, emily's father, wasn't healthy enough to take the stand, but had his testimony read in court. he did acknowledge the addiction, but also said he as largely kept out of the loop because emily was embarrassed to tell him. we've got you covered in decorah, brad hanson, kwwl news. ammie dighton ( emily's sister, told jurors this week that she didn't believe emily ever had an addiction to prescription meddation. -- from a local charity. police say the saint vincent depaul thrift store inwaterloo they say the thief may have been in the store before it closed for the night. kwwl's hillary maglin talked to employees and customers. hillary -- what did they tell you? e thrift store helps out low income families in waterloo -- and a lot of people proudly donate to the shop. which only makes them more frustrated about the situation. police and saint vincent employees agree -- this burglary didn't happen during business hours. but they say there was no sign of forced entry. they believe the thief came into the store during the ddy and then hiddin the attic until workers closed up

emily fazzino is the daughter of richard beckwith, the chairman of the board for fareway stores. the trial, originally slated for boone county, now taking place in winneshiek county, in an effort to nearly 100 people today summoned to the courthouse for jury duty. most of the potential jurors knew little about the case, other than that the trial was being moved here. we've got you covered live in opening statements will start tomorrow morning at nine a-m a man is arrested after three store employees sttp him from stealing. according to our coverage partners at the t-h media, cory johnson was arrested at the super stop 3 in dubuque sunday night. johnson tried to steal a 30 pack of beer and a carton of cigarettes while holding a knife. when johnson ran, three employees chased him down and tackled him. johnson is charged with first-degree robbery. police are linking a man killed by officers in a hotel lobby to a january homicide. des moines police say the i-d-c-i blood found in the january homicide matched the blood fouu in the hotel shooting. officers found the body of norma mcneel

stephanie: today's testimony ended early so attorneys could debate whether or not emilys father, rick beckwith, is healthy enough to take the stand or even be in the court room. witnesses are set to testify tomorrow- including doctors. we'll have continuing coverage. stephanie: now even though emily died in boone county, the trial has been moved to winneshiek county, a change in venue because of how many people knew this family. emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway grocery store chain, her dad is the former c-e-o. local five's claire powell will be covering the trial for us in winneshiek county. look for a live report coming up on local five news at six. new tonight at five. stephanie/1 shot: former iowa governor chet culver is back in headlines. he's been holding town hall meetings and rallies against the decision to privatize iowa's medicaid. this is causing some speculation that he may be gearing up to run for office. local five's sabrina ahmed asked him about it today. chet culver, former iowa governor, "you being in the spotlight again about this, i just want to ask one more ti

first-degree murder in the 2012 death of his wife emily fazzino, daughter of fareway ceo richard beckwith. the trial has been moved from boone to decorah. laura: new tonight a des moines , woman is facing attempted murder charges. police were called to the 1900 block of east walnut saturday on reports that a man had lit himself on fire. when they arrived, police say they found the victim burned from head to toe and yelling that his girlfriend set him on fire. after questioning the girlfriend, police took her into custody. amy thornton is facing charges of willful injury and attempted murder. todd: also new tonight, a van flips on its side after a crash involving an suv. it all happened just after 2:00 this afternoon on east 14th street. investigators say the suv was exiting off i-235 when a van crossed it's path. both vehicles were badly damaged. no one was injured in the crash. into the cause of the crash. every single uniformed police officer in des moines could soon be wearing by cameras. des moines police chief dana wingert says he wants to see the cameras in place by june. the body c

today's testimony ended early, around 3 o attorneys could debate whether or not emilys father, rick beckwith, is healthy enough to take the stand or be in the court room. since emilys death hes had heart issues so he may not be fit to stand trial. however, more prosecutionwitn esses are set to testify tomorrow- including multiple doctors. we'll have continuing coverage. live from winneshiek county claire powell local 5 stephanie: former governor chet culver is back in the political limelight - this time criticizing the state's plan to privatize medicaid. local 5's sabrina ahmed sat down with culver to discuss his views. culver says there needs to be more oversight into the process because private companies are taking over management of iowan's healthcare - and that affects thousands in the state. "but it is happening, i mean, cms approved it. it is happening april first. well, it was supposed to happen january first. there have been so many concerns, so many voices that have been heard, we've had three delays. so, we don't know really what's happening. all we know for sure, that there contin

following the last beckwith family member to take the stand- prosecution called on dr. michelle catellier- iowa's associate medical examiner. dr. catellier - who performed the initial autopsy on emily in 2012- originally identified emily's death as "undetermined." but prosecution pressed her about emilys extensive injuries- from four different places... and cause all of those "its hard for me to can fall and have injury on both sides of the head, back and top with that description" hours, prosecution questioned emily's injuries. "i considered it couldve happened during cpr from a mask, but i dont usually see that. i worry that more likely her nostrils were and finally, the hemorraging and bruised lines on emilys neck. dr cavalier told the jury, its not consistent with a fall, but usually something more severe.. "on the right theres hemmorage in that area vocal we dont see that hemorrage very often, most worrysomely associated with strangulation type injury" dr. catellier and another forensic pathologists said initial autopsy showed no overdosed drugs in emilys system at

following the last beckwith family member to take the stand- prosecution called on dr. michelle catellier- iowa's associate medical examiner. dr. catellier - who performed the initial autopsy on emily in 2012- originally identified emily's death as "undetermined." but prosecution pressed her about emilys extensive injuries- from four different places... and cause all of those "its hard for me to can fall and have injury on both sides of the head, back and top with that description" hours, prosecution questioned emily's injuries. "i considered it couldve happened during cpr from a mask, but i dont usually see that. i worry that more likely her nostrils were

testimony ended early, around 3 o clock, so attorneys could debate whether or not emilys father, rick beckwith, is healthy enough to take the stand or be in heart issues so he may not be fit to stand trial. however, more prosecutionwitnesses are set to testify tomorrow- including multiple doctors. we'll have continuing coverage. live from winneshiek county claire powell local 5 news we are iowa. jack: three months after a metro double homicide, the man police say is responible has been arrested, 47-year-old barney fraaken is charged with shooting and killing his wife, amy, and daughter, amber, last november. the two were found dead inside the family's home on hull avenue. " "ok we're going to do a magic trick with playing cards" " jack: that's video of amber who was a student at central campus high school downtown. those who knew her say she was a vibrant and happy teenager, jack: barney fraaken has been in the hospital since the shooting last november, for self- inflicted injuries. he was released and then arrested last night. he faces two counts of murder and is being held in t

as health issues are preventing the chairman of the board for fareway stores, richard beckwith, from taking the stand today in the trial of alex fazzino... fazzino is accused of killing his wife, emily, in their boone home in 2012. beckwjth couldn't take the stand this morning, but had his testimony tataen earlier, and that was read in court. he testified that although he was largely kept out of the loop. we'll hear more from his testimony tonight at five. iowa leads the country in something we'd like to avoid... last year -- more people became trapped in grain bins in iowa than in any other state. thats according to a new study from purdue uuversity. in the summer of 20-13... a man was rescued after being trapped in a grain bin near iowa falls. a fire captain who won an award "grain bin rescue tubes" made saving the life possible... 'that was the only way that we could get to him the fastest. we still cut holes inside the grain bin to drain the corn, but the nation with seven incidents, the true number could be even higher... as researchers believe many cases go unreported. decision

. >> his accused murderer byron de la beckwith was are getting indecisive jury.e chat lasted six hours with what mitchell said was hate filled rhetoric. >> he walks me out there and says if you write negative things about white caucasian christians, god will punish you. >> but mitchell's story ran, prompting others to come forward. medgar's brother charles was skeptical of mitchell's work. >> back in those days there wasn't any white people speaking up for us. jerry mitchell is one of the few whites speaking up for us, i love him as a brother and respect him as a reportser. >> mitchell's reporting also helped to convict ku klux klan grand wizard sam boirs i bowerse death of three birmingham schoolchildren. mitchell is still on hunt, working on a book titled race against time. >> why that title? >> because time's running out to be able to prosecute these cases. >> but even if no suspects remain, says mitchell, telling the story is just as important. doing justice to history, no matter the risk. >> it's led to unexpected guests which is living fearlessly. you know

that at least one-third of all new hampshire voters are undecided like small business owner kenna beckwith. >> what strikes me is he is bark the other party and i've heard it from other candidates as well and it takes them down a notch for me. i really don't want to hear that. >> voters packed in events from john kasich who is neck in neck with marco rubio. kasich insisted he will get the debt down and cut taxes while he's at it. but with polls not so high, he admits new hampshire is his last gasp. >> if i get trounced, i'm going to ohio. >> we've knocked on 180 doors in the last 180 days. they are considered or committed. >> it was over it watts done there was nothing you could do about it. >> senator ted cruz seemed to draw the largest are crowds on wednesday,. >> i figured i needed to learn about him. >> 19-year-old college students jacob barrigan isn't the only one undecided here. some haven't even picked a party yet. >> i wish there was a way we could just incorporate all the good ideas and have a great candidate. >> all right you may have noticed the only gop candidate who was not on

mitchell's story ran, prompting new witnesses to come forward saying beckwithsecurity forces forceses -- beckwithad bragged of the murders. >> jerry mitchell is one of the few whites that fight for rights of everybody. and i love him as a brother and respect him as a reporter. >> reporter: mitchells reporting also helped convict ku klux klan leader, and in the church bombing that killed four little girls, helped secure a murder conviction against bobby cherry. after talking to you, he was prosecuted. >> yeah, he was. >> reporter: mitchell is still on the hunt, working on a book, titled race against time. why that title? >> because time is running out to be able to prosecute these cases. >> reporter: but even if no suspects remain, telling the story is just as important, doing justice to history no matter the risk. >> it has lead to an unexpected gift which is living fearlessly. i began to live for something that, you know, greater than me. i'm not that big of deal. >> reporter: randall pinkston, al jazeera, jackson, mississippi. >> i think he is a pretty big deal. up next fishing in extreme condi

first-degree murder in the 2012 death of his wife emily fazzino , daughter of fareway ceo richard beckwith. it's not clear what today's hearing is about but we have learned that the winneshiek county sheriff is requesting additional security for the trial which is set to begin on monday. friends and family will pay their respects to the late former principal financial group ceo david hurd today. hurd died earlier this month after falling from the 22nd floor of the plaza condominiums in downtown des moines near cowles commons. the visitation will be in the capitol square atrium from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. funeral services are planed for wednesday at 10:30 at the first unitarian church at 1800 bell avenue. also happening today the iowa dot is holding a public meeting on some proposed changes to the busy i-35 highway 30 interchange in ames. the dot wants to make the interchange safer by creating a flyover ramp which is like a bridge over the current ramp. project today from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at crossroads baptists church in ames. elizabeth: we got some colorful radar out there. elizabeth: -- metin

first-degree murder in the 2012 death of his wife emily fazzino, daughter of fareway ceo richard beckwith. it's not clear what today's hearing is about, but we have learned that the winneshiek county sheriff is requesting additional security for the trial, which is set to begin on monday. also happening today. the iowa dot is holding a public meeting on some proposed changes to the busy i-35 highway 30 interchange in ames. the dot wants to make the interchange safer by creating a flyover ramp, which is like a bridge over the current ramp. you can give your opinion on the project today from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at crossroads baptists church in ames. in february you want to grab an umbrella but you might want it. metinka: we have a bit of a sloppy mess with cold rain for des moines and freezing rain mixing in and that times wet snowflakes. very colorful radar pictures in central iowa with the back edge of precipitation through marshalltown and ames and almost carry. there are just a few flurries left over. knoxville will be getting precipitation for several more hours and the latest road condi

. >> beckwith knows what she wants. >> i am looking for somebody thoughtful, somebody i would be comfortable having dinner with at my kitchen table. if a candidate passes that criteria, they would be able to work on the issues that are divisive in our country. >> few americans say they'll travel to latin america and the caribbean now that the threat of the zika virus is widespread, as the vice spreads, some public health experts have suggested bringing back d.d.t. it is highly affective but banned in the united states because of its toxic side effects. >> this is the story of a miraculous white powder. its name is d.d.t. >> no 1945 propaganda film produced by the u.s. war department hailed the benefits of d.d.t. during world war ii. >> today, d.d.t. is necessarily a military weapon. we're turning it out by the thousands of tons. >> it had been around since the 1870's. in 1939, it was recognized as a stunningly effective pesticide. the army used it to fight malaria, and other insect borne diseases around the world. it causes violent convulsions that paralyze and kill insects. >> the homecomin