This is a hoax that has been traveling the internet for a long time.
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBScareChains.shtml#tirelady
While your motive is good, this mailing list is for GENEALOGY ONLY! IF this
was reality-based, the appropriate place for this is the TV or newspapers.
Check
Hoaxbusters.ciac.org or another site of similar purpose, the next time
you get something like this.
KDB