#126 - The Coal Hole Concealment (The Strand, London, England)

#126 - The Coal Hole Concealment (The Strand, London, England)

Today’s episode is about Maria Poulton, a humble cook in a notorious West End tavern called The Coal Hole. Branded as ‘pure evil’, her shocking crime scandalised this infamous den of depravity, only this tragic little murder wasn’t committed through rage or hatred, but mercy and love.

  • Date: Friday 13th April 1832
  • Location: The Cole Hole, 15 & 16 Fountain Court, off The Strand, WC2, UK, London,
  • Victims: 1 (an unnamed child)
  • Culprits: 1 (Marie Poulton, according to the law)
  • Keywords: infanticide, child killing, tragedy,


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