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Ep 25 - Barber in the Streets, Poisoner in the Sheets!

Ep 25 - Barber in the Streets, Poisoner in the Sheets!

FromThe Deadly Dose


Ep 25 - Barber in the Streets, Poisoner in the Sheets!

FromThe Deadly Dose

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Length:
97 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What do 19th century Victorian-era London, barbers & surgeons, Jack the Ripper, and a lot of booze have in common? THIS EPISODE. Come one, come all poison pals! Sit yourself down with your finest cuppa Earl Grey, nan's biscuits, and gather by the hearth for warmth as this is a cold-blooded trifecta of poison. Megan tells the three-part tale of George Chapman - the serial poisoner of the 19th century.
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The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison by John Emsley


 
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Image 1: George Chapman (birth name Seweryn Klosowski) circa 1880s


Elements of Murder: A History of Poison by John Emsley (2005)

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Released:
May 19, 2021
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A pharmacist and her longtime friend walk into a bar. What emerges is a dotty little science podcast, with a taste for toxicology. Poisons, medical mysteries, political assassinations, healing rituals, environmental disasters, pandemics & more - nothing is off the lab table here. This is the science of storytelling at its finest.