The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 200 is here! To mark the end of season 4, Nick and Sinead share their highlights from the last 2 seasons and read listeners' thoughts on the funniest moments, scariest cases, silliest criminals and the greatest poison of them all. The secret ingredient is...everything! Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this episode and for supporting us for 4 whole seasons. See you next month for S5! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 199 is loose, and we have a big one for you - we're talking about all the crimes and misdemeanors that occurred during The Great Fire of London! Who or what started the fire? How much of what we know of the blaze is true? And what cheese would you save in a disaster? The secret ingredient is...a biscuit! Sources this week include The Museum of London, Royal Museums Greenwich, History.co.uk, Britannica, Metro News, The Independent, BBC Future, The Monument.org, London Fire Brigade, Oxbowbooks, Smithsonian Magazine, The Diary of Samuel Pepys, The Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood, 1666: Plague War and Hellfire by Rebecca Rideal Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 198 is loose! And it’s another swashbuckling tale with possibly the most fearsome pirate of them all…Blackbeard! Who was Edward Teach? How long was his reign on the high seas? And what ARE sea-going folk called? The secret ingredient is…cannon! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 197 is loose and this week we have a historic battle of the minds and money in the mad cap tale of William Chaloner. Who was this cocky young criminal? Why did he get under Isaac Newton's wig? And what do your watches come with? The secret ingredient is... The Royal Mint! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Thomas Levenson's Newton And The Counterfeiter, Oxford University's Newton & The Mint and Newton Project, Medium, Explore The Archive, The Royal Mint, Coins & History Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 196 is loose and we have a juicy crime story from a small town Indiana, where a preacher's home lies in ruin after a mystery attack. What happened to William Hinsaw's wife? Who was Miss F? And is there a sexier detective than the one we encountered this week? The secret ingredient is...a pistol! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you turn true crime into compelling fiction? In this installment of Expert Witness Sinead speaks to Tonya Mitchell, author of The Arsenic Eaters Wife, a new gothic crime novel inspired by the famous story of Florence Maybrick. In Liverpool in 1889, Constance Sullivan stands accused of poisoning her husband, but William was no innocent victim and a web of deception envelopes their home and the people closest to them. Gloriously gothic and alarmingly good! The Arsenic Eater's Wife is available now in bookshops and online: https://amzn.to/3IE6xvV And join the Poisoners Cabinet Belladonna Bookclub here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/belladonnabookclub Expert Witness are bonus episodes we interview different experts from a variety of backgrounds about cases on our show and about the world of true crime, Victorians, and poison. Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 195 is loose! And we have two good old fasioned poisoning cases for you to devour, both featuring our good friend rat poison. What happened in the Biggadike household? Why did Josephine Bouvier want her daddy dead? And what colour do you like your rodents? The secret ingredient is...rats!! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Linda Stratmann's The Secret Poisoner, Capital Punishment, Murder UK and The Boston Guardian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 194 is loose! And we're off to fair Scotland to tell the tale of Deacon Brodie, an upstanding member of Edinburgh society with a lot of secrets. Who was this man of cabinets? What did he do after dark? And are shoemakers the best gang members? The secret ingredient is...taxes! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include www.edinburghexpert.com/blog/edinburghs-infamous-deacon-brodie-the-original-split-personality en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Deacon-William-Brodie/ headstuff.org/culture/history/william-brodie-the-man-with-two-lives/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 193 is loose and we're off to Manhattan to tell the tale of the delicious Josie Mansfield, whose beauty drove men to kill... Who was Josie? How did she end up as one of the most lavish ladies of New York? And what would YOUR price be to marry for money? The secret ingredient is...New York City! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources include Village Preservation.org, Library of Congress Blog, Fascinate, The Life and Times of Col Jim Fisk by Robert McAlpine, The New York Times, Murder by Gaslight, and this 1872 pamphlet with a very long name: https://www.loc.gov/item/ca17002160/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you try to keep a King alive, could you be killing him with kindness? In this installment of Expert Witness, we speak to historian and Patreon regular Tim Cloke about the gruesome death of Charles II. How did poison play apart in his demise and was his medicine a cocktail in the making??? This episode was originally recorded in August 2020 for Patreon, and the sound quality is a little different due to remote recording so please excuse minor glitches. About Expert Witness: In these bonus episodes we interview different experts from a variety of backgrounds about cases on our show and about the world of true crime, Victorians, literature, and poison. Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another cult story, and this week we're looking into the prophecies of the (big breath) The Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the Great Eleven, also known as the Blackburn Cult. Who were leaders May and Ruth? What secrets did they hold? And what happened to people who got sick in their commune? The secret ingredient is...an angel! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources include www.ghosttownpod.com/blog/the-blackburn-cult/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Otis_Blackburn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Cult https://medium.com/internet-archaeology/the-divine-order-of-death-e72cec2060c3 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-23-me-40217-story.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a special episode from our Patreon files - as Nick has been unwell at the time of normal recording, we have decided to release a Patreon episode for free to keep you full of joy. This episode was originally recorded in Sept 2020, and is possibly the most famous mass poisoning case in living memory: the massacre of the Peoples Temple followers at Jonestown. Sinead tells the tale of Jim Jones' infamous church / cult, and how a once happy plan to bring social equality to the world ended with nearly 1,000 people lying dead in the Guyanese jungle. This gets pretty heavy, chaps, with content that some people may find disturbing. Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet One source well worth reading this Jeff Guinn's The Road To Jonestown. Multiple newspaper articles, audio recordings and survivor accounts were used for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 191 is loose and we're off to the 1930s to tell the story of Robert James, who loved wives and loved life insurance. What happened to his past loves? What was wrong with his car? And where do YOU buy your snakes? The secret ingredient is a rattlesnake! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include the Daily news archives, The LA Times archives, Los Angeles Magazine, MarkGribben.com, TrueCrime Library, US Supreme Court records, CrimeScribe and Echo Press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 191 is loose and we're off to the 1930s to tell the story of Robert James, who loved wives and loved life insurance. What happened to his past loves? What was wrong with his car? And where do YOU buy your snakes? The secret ingredient is a rattlesnake! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include the Daily news archives, The LA Times archives, Los Angeles Magazine, MarkGribben.com, TrueCrime Library, US Supreme Court records, CrimeScribe and Echo Press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 190 is loose! And we're back in gang territory to tell the tale of a girl boss who had New York in the palm of her hand. Who was Fredericka Mandelbaum? How did she build her criminal empire? And do you have an onion handkerchief? The secret ingredient is...silk! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources include: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericka_Mandelbaum www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howe_and_Hummel www.mcny.org/story/extraordinary-mother-mandelbaum www.messynessychic.com/2017/07/26/meet-the-woman-behind-new-yorks-1800s-school-for-crooks/ www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-yorks-first-female-crime-boss-started-her-own-crime-school www.ranker.com/list/life-of-mother-mandelbaum/genevieve-carlton ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/gangs-of-new-york/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 190 is loose! And we're back in gang territory to tell the tale of a girl boss who had New York in the palm of her hand. Who was Fredericka Mandelbaum? How did she build her criminal empire? And do you have an onion handkerchief? The secret ingredient is...silk! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources include: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericka_Mandelbaum www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howe_and_Hummel www.mcny.org/story/extraordinary-mother-mandelbaum www.messynessychic.com/2017/07/26/meet-the-woman-behind-new-yorks-1800s-school-for-crooks/ www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-yorks-first-female-crime-boss-started-her-own-crime-school www.ranker.com/list/life-of-mother-mandelbaum/genevieve-carlton ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/gangs-of-new-york/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We love our true crime, but what makes us love crime on the page? In this installment of Expert Witness Sinead speaks to Oskar Jensen, author of Helle & Death - a new murder mystery paying homage to the golden age of detective fiction (but for a 21st century audience) with wry humour and a dash of dark academia. A snow-bound mansion, a group of university friends stuck together and a dead body; what could go wrong? Helle & Death is published by Viper, and is available now in bookshops and online: https://serpentstail.com/work/helle-and-death/ Join the Poisoners Cabinet Belladonna Bookclub here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/belladonnabookclub About Expert Witness: In these bonus episodes we interview different experts from a variety of backgrounds about cases on our show and about the world of true crime, Victorians, and poison. Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 189 is loose! And we're heading to the Elizabethan era to look into the mystery death of Amy Robsart, love rival to the Queen herself... Why did the Elizabethans love true crime? Did Amy fall, jump or was she pushed? And should any of us be on a horse? The secret ingredient is...a staircase Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Charles Nicholl's writings and the London Review of Books, Mortal Monarchs by Dr Suzie Edge, English Heritage, Historic Royal Palaces, History.com, the National Library of Medicine, Jessica Jewett, Tudor Society, Royal Museums Greenwich, Artnet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 188 is loose and we're off to the streets of London to tell the tale of a gang. A gang...of WOMEN! Who were The Forty Elephants? What tactics did they use to get rich quick? And what do women do when shopping alone? The secret ingredient is...an elephant! Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/The-Most-Notorious-All-Women-Criminal-Gang-in-History https://www.historicmysteries.com/40-elephants/ https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/the-story-behind-londons-notorious-girl-gang-the-forty-elephants https://historycollection.com/meet-the-lady-gangsters-of-the-victorian-age/14/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Diamond https://www.ranker.com/list/diamond-annie-and-the-forty-elephants/genevieve-carlton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 188 is loose and we're off to the streets of London to tell the tale of a gang. A gang...of WOMEN! Who were The Forty Elephants? What tactics did they use to get rich quick? And what do women do when shopping alone? The secret ingredient is...an elephant! Get cocktails and historic true crime tales every week with The Poisoners' Cabinet. Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, Spotify and find us on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/thepoisonerscabinet Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/The-Most-Notorious-All-Women-Criminal-Gang-in-History https://www.historicmysteries.com/40-elephants/ https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/the-story-behind-londons-notorious-girl-gang-the-forty-elephants https://historycollection.com/meet-the-lady-gangsters-of-the-victorian-age/14/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Diamond https://www.ranker.com/list/diamond-annie-and-the-forty-elephants/genevieve-carlton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.