The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 219 is loose! And it's a truly bizarre and sometimes disgusting story of a man with a huge appetite that got him into a fair amount of trouble.Who was the mysterious Tarrare? Why could he eat liter...

20 Sep 202456min

Ep 218 is loose! And we have a bizarre mystery on our hands, with a man being very shifty in a hotel in the 1930s...Who was the man in room 1046? Why did he have no luggage? And what IS the formal gre...

13 Sep 202454min

Ep 217 is loose and we have a woman accused of murder and - much worse - accused of being ugly!Who was Nancy Farrer? Was she insane or a calculating killer? And can your head tell you how mirthful you...

6 Sep 20241h 2min

Ep 216 is loose! And a man stalks the streets of Denver armed with a club, looking for victims...Why were women being attacked in the streets? Who was the culprit? And why were the police so bad at ev...

30 Aug 20241h 3min

Ep 215 is loose! And we have the story of John and Hannah Peck of Grand Rapids and their sudden deaths...Who would want these very wealthy people dead? What was Arthur Waite's real story? And are germ...

23 Aug 202453min

Ep 214 is loose! And it's the tale of one Frenchman whose quest for freedom was legendary...Who was Henri? Did he commit the crimes he was accused of? And were all the jungle animals working in teams?...

16 Aug 20241h

Come with us to the 'molly houses' of Georgian London, where there is song, celebration, and maybe a rat or two...In this installment of Expert Witness Sinead speaks to author A J West about his lates...

12 Aug 20241h 2min

Ep 213 is loose! And we're off to the theatre to tell the tale of one of England's more famous dramatic artists.Who WAS Christopher Marlowe? What did he spend his Buttery funds on? And who lies down p...

9 Aug 202459min