Ep 58 - Alexander Pearce and The Hunger

Ep 172 is loose! And we're off to Suffolk where two people lie dead and no one knows a thing about the crime. Except when they do, several years apart.Why would anyone want Thomas and Elizabeth dead? Who was sharing confessions and who was spinning lies? And did they know how big cows were?The secret ingredient is...blackberries!Resources include Shelia Hardy's book Murder & Crime Suffolk. 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.

8 Sep 202357min

Ep 171 is loose! And we're off to the 1600s and the court of James I where much plotting and much shagging is occurringWho was Frances Howard Carr? Would her family stop at nothing to achieve power? And will we ever get over the description of James I walking around court?The secret ingredient is...jelly!Sources this week include Tim Cloke, Headstuff & Ciaran Conliffe, Love British History, A History of Britain 1603–1776 by Simons Schama, Early Stuart Libels, madameguillotine.co.uk and many Wiki holes.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 Aug 20231h 2min

Ep 170 is loose! And we're off to New Jersey to uncover scandal and murder! Did everyone really know about the Reverend and his lover? What would be your choice of souvenir from a crime scene? And how much did the pig woman really see?The secret ingredient is....love letters!Sources this week include:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall%E2%80%93Mills_murder_casewww.unsolvedcasebook.com/the-hall-mills-murderswww.grunge.com/853673/the-tragic-details-of-the-hall-mills-murderswww.historicmysteries.com/the-hall-mills-murdersGet 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/thepoisonerscabinetJoin us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepoisonerscab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Aug 202349min

Ep 169 is loose! And we're headed to Australia to tell the tale of poisoner Louisa Collins.What were Louisa's crimes? Was she really guilty and did she receive justice? And how many disposable thumbs do you have?The secret ingredient is....sheep! Sources this week include Sydney Morning Herald 1889, ABC Sydney News, Evening News Sydney 1889, The Daily Telegraph, by Last Woman Hanged by Caroline Overington.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.

11 Aug 20231h 5min

Ep 168 is loose and we've got one helluva black widow on our hands!Who was Louise Peete? What happened to all of her husbands? And how many diamonds are too many diamonds?The secret ingredient is...a gun! 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.

4 Aug 202357min

Ep 167 is loose and this week we are looking at cosmetics of the Victorian age and the true price of beauty in Madame Rachel's famous shop.What trends did the Victorians follow? Who was Madame Rachel? And how much magnetic rock dew do you get through each week?The secret ingredient is... make-up!Sources this week include Atlas Obscura, Geri Walton, The Quack Doctor, Smithsonian Institution, The Arts of Beauty, Culture.org, Proverb Skin.Join us on Patreon to get extra historic true crime episodes every week, and come and follow us on TikTok, Instagram Twitter and FacebookGet 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.

28 Jul 20231h

Ep 166 is loose and we have the famous tale of two lovers whose life of crime became legend.Who were these two love-locked criminals? Did they work alone? And what did they do to those turkeys?The secret ingredient is...a car! 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.

21 Jul 20231h 16min

Ep 165 is loose! And this week we're taking a look at the folks who dispenses justice for the powers that be.Why were the Sanson family so committed to being executioners? Was it a good job? And what happens when you get to kill a king?The secret ingredient is...a severed head!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 Sources this week include:The Faithful Executioner, Joel F Harringtonhttps://www.geriwalton.com/french-executioner-charles-henri-sanson/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG140867https://www.weirdhistorian.com/the-unfortunate-career-of-charles-henri-sanson-executioner-of-france/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/06/the-bloody-family-history-of-the-guillotine/https://headstuff.org/culture/history/charles-henri-sanson-royal-executioner/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Jul 20231h 9min