In this episode, Marguerite takes us back to the foggy streets of Victorian England, where respectability was everything… and arsenic was surprisingly easy to come by. Meet Mary Ann Cotton—a seemingly ordinary wife, mother, and caregiver with an extraordinary talent for outliving just about everyone around her. Husbands? Gone. Children? Tragically departed. Insurance policies? Cashed in.As Marguerite unravels this chilling tale, you’ll find yourself wondering—was Mary Ann just the unluckiest woman in England… or the most calculating? Spoiler alert: if your tea tastes bitter, you might want to skip a sip.It’s a story of secrets, suspicion, and one woman who turned domestic life into a deadly business. Because in this case, death didn’t just knock—it was invited in for tea.

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