The Poisoners' Cabinet

Multiple poisons and witchcraft abound this week, as we celebrate hitting 30 episodes with the conclusion of Nick's European poisoning trilogy - the famous Affair of the Poisons. Was the poisoning hys...

11 Sep 20201h 13min

Sinead takes us down under this week to tell the tale of one of Australia's most notorious serial killers, Martha Needle. Was Martha beset by tragedy her whole life? Or did she enjoy the attention dea...

4 Sep 202050min

We're racing back to the 15th Century to tell the tale of Elizabeth Ridgeway. Elizabeth wasn't a fan of the church. Or husbands. Or people who stood in her way. Were her crimes embellished by an over-...

28 Aug 20201h 3min

A special bonus episode for you featuring the delectable Carla Valentine, a bona fide qualified Anatomical Pathology Technician, author and founder of Morticulture.Join us as we chat about detecting p...

26 Aug 202036min

Poison comes with a side order of axe murder in this week's gruesome tale, as we visit Belle Gunness' hog farm and find out what's buried in the back yard.How many people did this not-so-gentle giant ...

21 Aug 202057min

It's episode 26 and we are off to Sister Amy's home for the elderly and infirmed, where you might just be killed with kindness...How many people did Amy really kill? Were those home-cooked meals as wh...

14 Aug 202049min

The poster boy of poisoners, it's Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen! One of the most famous killers of all time, his name is synonymous with murder by poison yet his case remains chillingly puzzling...Was Crip...

7 Aug 202057min

Life is never how the romance novels make it out to be... This week we're exploring the chilling story of Nannie Doss, the Gigging Granny and Lonely Hearts Killer.Was she a hopeless romantic or a murd...

31 Jul 202058min