Ep 72 - Burke & Hare and the Inevitability of Death

Ep 181 is loose! And this week we are telling the story of famed policeman Jerome Caminada who fought crime with style and flair.What drove Caminada to clean up the streets of Manchester? How did he come up with his disguises? And it stealing sheet music the greatest poison of them all?The secret ingredient is...a hansom cab!Sources this week include The Real Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Story of Jermone Caminada by Angela Buckley, The Evening Telegraph, The Manchester Evening News, Criminal Historian, Medium.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 Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Marras 202354min

Ep 180 is loose! We we have the tale of the man who inspired Sherlock Holmes' arch-nemesis - thief and crime boss Adam Worth.How did Adam rise to power? Which of his cunning scheme do you like the most? And which painting would you risk it all for?The secret ingredient is....THE duchess!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 Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Marras 20231h 3min

Ep 179 is loose and we're heading to the bright lights of Tinseltown to find out what happened to silent film director William Desmond Taylor?Who would want this famous director dead? Who was hiding secrets? And should we all hire cake-based assistants?The secret ingredient is...Hollywood!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 Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscabSources this week include Silent Era, WilliamDesmondTaylor.co, Medium, History.com, Irish Central, A Deed of Death by Robert Giroux, The Guardian, and archive interviews with Mary Miles Minter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Marras 202358min

Remember, remember the 5th of November... Ep 178 is loose and we're telling the tale of the famous Gunpowder Plot of 1605Who were the men behind the plan to blow up Parliament? How did they get caught? And is a plat better than a plot?The secret ingredient is...a bonfire!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 Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Marras 20231h 10min

It's our Halloween special so it's time for us to visit 'the most haunted house in England', the mysterious Borley Rectory.Was this Essex mansion truly cursed by trapped spirits? Who was lying and who was telling the truth about what they saw? And do ghost come from other ghosts getting it on?The secret ingredient is...a monk!Enjoy our spooky special and our chat about other worldly things at the end....Sources this week include The Haunting of Borley Rectory: The Story of a Ghost Story by Sean O'Connor, Mysterious Universe, Essex Live, Magicpedia, Science Museum Journal, Brighton & Hove Museums, Haunted Rooms , The Bones of Borley, and Real Life Ghost Stories podcast. 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/thepoisonerscabinetFind 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.

27 Loka 20231h 13min

Ep 176 is loose and we are off to the ancient walls of Bodmin Jail for tales of tragic and gruesome killers...What drove a mother to do away with her child? What was hidden in a man's butter? And who might you meet on the moors at night?The secret ingredient is...prison!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 Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Loka 20231h 12min

Ep 175 is loose and we're off to the shores of Madagascar for the tale of a poisoner with noble blood.How did Ranavalona I get the throne? Did she really kill millions through trial by ordeal? And what IS the most evil nut out there?The secret ingredient is...an especially evil nut!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 Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscabSources this week include The History of Madagascar, Mada Magazine, L'Academie Malgache (1958), Ancient Origins, Our Ancestories, Medium, Female Caligula by Keith Laidler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Loka 20231h 4min

Ep 174 is loose! And we're off to the old west to tell the tale of the James brothers....Who was Jesse James? How tall was his mother? And have you checked if your pictures are on the wonk? The secret ingredient is....a bank!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 Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Loka 20231h 6min