The Teacup Poisoner: Murder and Mayhem, #4

By Fergus Mason

★★★  A page-turning true crime story  ★★★

 

Graham Young had an unusual obsession from a young age. Where most youths might be interested in music and sports, Young was fascinated by poisons. By the age of 14, he was using his family (who, of course, didn't know) as experiments. In 1962, still a teen, his stepmother died from one of his poisoning experiments.

 

Young eventually confessed to the murder of his stepmother and the attempted murder of several other members of his family; he was sent to a mental hospital for nine years, where he was ultimately released fully recovered. Unknown to the hospital, however, Young was actually using his time in the mental hospital to study medical texts and improve his poisoning skills. His true work as a poisoner had only just begun!

 

This gripping narrative gives you a page-turning look at one of England's most notorious serial killers: Graham Young.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Golgotha Press, Inc
• Release date: Aug 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393342403

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The Teacup Poisoner

A Biography of Seriel Killer

Graham Young

Murder and mayhem Series #4

Fergus Mason

Absolute Crime Press

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

Copyright © 2020 by Golgotha Press, Inc.

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Table of Contents

About Absolute Crime

Introduction

Childhood

Forbidden Idols

Dr. Crippen's Radical Surgery

The Adventures of Doctor Death

Early Career and First Arrest

In Sickness and in Health

A Turn for the Worse

The Wicked Stepson

Broadmoor

The Walled Hospital

The Immature Inmate

Fooling Some of The People

Later Career

(Un)Happy Families

Slough

The Curse of the Teacups

A Sadist Snares Himself

Investigation

Unmasking

Confessions

The Trial

Later Life

HMP Parkhurst

The Moors Murderer

Sauce for the Goose?

In Popular Culture

Conclusion

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Introduction

There are few things as British as a nice cup of tea. Starting when the first leaves were brought to England by Catherine of Braganza in the 1660s, and more significantly when British control of India expanded in the late 18th century, tea and the rituals surrounding it have influenced every area of British culture. By now it's hard to think of the people without also thinking of the drink. In fact, to the average Brit a cup of tea is a highly versatile social icebreaker, comfort food, mild stimulant, excuse for a break, all-purpose medicine, means of relaxing and cultural icon.

It probably doesn't come as a surprise to learn that it's also been used as a murder weapon.

In fact the idea of a tasty hot drink with something nasty in it is a common theme in British culture. It shows up in detective fiction; in Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse the murderer uses food and drinks laced with thallium. People joke about it; socialite Nancy Astor once said to Winston Churchill, Winston, if you were my husband I'd poison your coffee. Instantly he replied, Madam, if I were your husband I'd drink it.

Churchill would joke about anything. In 1962, though, for one family in north London, poisoning was no laughing matter. A strange illness had been plaguing the household for nearly a year, coming and going with no obvious pattern - except that sickness often followed a cup of tea. Fred Young worried about his son Graham's chemistry hobby, but never really thought there was a connection. Then his wife died, and his own sickness worsened. He was barely alive himself when Graham was arrested and charged with attempted murder by poison. Nine years later a stupid decision by an idealistic doctor unleashed a wave of fear