My Victorian Nightmare17 Nov 2025

Ep. 69 - Poison MANIA & Women Delivered in Coffins

On today's episode, Genevieve will have unpleasant stabbings, poison mania, an accident that will ruin your week, women mysteriously delivered in coffins, men swallowing wedding rings, opium eaters, charred, lifeless remains and much, much more. Subscribe to the Newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠https://myvictoriannightmare.myflodesk.com/myukzmys04⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening! ⁠⁠h⁠ttps://www.patreon.com/cw/MyVictorianNightmare/membership⁠⁠ Today's Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRCnucLDsxi/?igsh=bGpyNnFucTdicnRj References: “Christmas Ghosts and Scientific Ghosts” - The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Weekly Messenger, County Journal and General Advertiser, Dec. 26th, 1863. "Mr. Woolnough" - The Spiritualist, Dec. 17th, 1869. “Unpleasant Stabbing Affray Between Italians in New York”- The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. “The Mulberry Street Butchery” - New York Daily Herald, Mar. 2nd, 1872. "The Poisoning Mania"- The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. "Horrible Accident to a Woman in Canal Street, N.Y." - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. “More New York Justice” - The St. Louis Republic, Nov. 20th 1872. "Another Mystery" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. "A Bridegroom in Cleveland Swallows his Wedding Ring" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. “Mr. Pepper’s Last Ghost” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 1869. "One More Indiana Horror" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. "A New Social Evil — The Male and Female “Opium Eaters” of New York" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. “Young Gentlemen of Boston Submitting Their Arms to a Charming Female Vaccinator” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 15th, 1872. “Ladies in the Medical Profession” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 17th, 1869. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiana_Edmunds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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