Ep 75 - Martha Marek and the Lucrative Leg

It's a bonus episode! While we are on a short seasonal break, our beautiful (and very sexy) Patreon subscribers have voted and all agreed that we should release one of our Deadly Nightcaps episodes for free on the main show to give you a taste of what we do on the Patreon channel.We have chosen our recent story of the Esing Bakery incident, one of Nick's famous China stories and a history lesson on why drugs ruin everything.If you want to know more about Patreon, feel free to message or head over to www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet to find out more - you'll have access to 30 extra episodes plus some extra fun content! And you can cancel your subscription anytime, no pressure. ENJOY!!!!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Feb 202146min

It's been 1 whole year of the Poisoners' Cabinet so to celebrate we are pitting two of history's most famous historic poisoners against each other - Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine de' Medici.Were these two noble women wrongly labelled? Are Italians the greatest poisoners of them all? And how sexy do you find chestnuts?This week's secret ingredient is...blue blood!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Feb 20211h 27min

We're off to Essex this week to look at the case that may well have started poison panic in Victorian England - the troubling case of Sarah Chesham.Why was Sarah so interested in an illegitimate baby born in her village? What happened to her sons? And how much natural poison does it take to kill you?The secret ingredient is...rice!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 Excellent resources by Linda Stratmann for this episode, do check out her book The Secret Poisoner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Feb 202154min

We've reached episode 50! And we're celebrating with the tale of a murderer who rampaged across France with seeming impunity...Why did no one suspect Helene Jegado of any wrong doing? Was she troubled by religion? And is it wise to start shouting that your innocent of crimes before anyone has mentioned them?This week's secret ingredient is...tears!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Jan 20211h 1min

This week we're off to France this week to tell the tale of the 1st murder case involving morphine poisoning by a doctor. Who were the Ballet brothers? Is money the root of all evil? And how much black does it take to make a sexy widow?This week's secret ingredient is...lemon (thank god)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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jan 202158min

We're headed to 1930s Paris this week for a tale of glamour, good times and gas as we tell the tale of Violette Noziere.What caused the terrible gas leak at her parents' home? Who was the 3rd guest at their last meal? And what really went on behind closed doors...This week's secret ingredient is....white wine!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Jan 202152min

It's the hallowed, long awaited episode 47 and we're bringing you one of the big ones - the case of Florence Maybrick.Was this southern belle really responsible for her husband's death? Was this a case of toxic treatments gone wrong? And WHY do people keep throwing about Ripper theories?!!This week's secret ingredient is...Valentine's Meat Juice!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Jan 202153min

We're heading back to the 1950s this week for the tale of the platinum-haired widow Anjette Lyles, glamorous restaurateur with recipes to die for...What did her husbands do to displease her? What was the secret to her pudding? And are all Psycho Killers really crazy?This week's secret ingredient is...banana!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Jan 202159min