For a palette cleanser(?) from more recent cases, Julia takes us back to interwar Austria and tells the story of Martha Marek, who's really bad with finances.

Story starts at 03:00.

Sources used for today's story:

• Martha Marek – DE Wikipedia
• Martha Marek - EN Wikipedia
• Martha Marek | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
• Marek, Martha Lowenstein (1904–1938) | Encyclopedia.com
• Ein interessante Geschichte aus dem Wiener Kriminal-Museum - Leopoldstadt
• Österreichs bekannteste Mörderinnen - Wien
• Kriminalfall: Martha Marek, auch Mörderinnen können schön sein
• Martha Löwenstein Marek (1904-1938)

Further Reading:

• Torture and execution | Die Welt der Habsburger
• Capital punishment in Austria - Wikipedia 
• Thallium poisoning - Wikipedia
• Thalliumvergiftung - Spektrum.de
• Tuberculosis (TB) | NHS inform
• Tuberculosis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
• German Annexation of Austria | Holocaust Encyclopedia

Intro music:

"Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech – Music and also Graph Paper)

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