The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 268 and our Halloween special is loose! And we have more gruesome tales of 'witches' and the truly chilling trials and hunts that took place in Europe for centuries.

How did the witch trials start in Germany? What happened in Würzburg? And who was Magic Jack?

The secret ingredient is... even MORE witches!!!

Happy Halloween spooky ones!

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Sources this week include:

https://www.exulanten.com/jackl.html

https://theravenreport.com/2017/10/27/hidden-witchcraft-how-the-magic-jackel-delivered-death-by-fear/

https://www.hauntedhistories.co.uk/the-zaubererjackl-witch-trials

https://www.streetroots.org/news/2021/10/06/sorcerer-jackl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaubererjackl_witch_trials

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Ep 267 is loose! And it being spooky season, we thought we should explore another 'Universal Monster' and dive into the history of Frankenstein!

Who or what was the inspiration for Mary Shelley's great gothic novel? What crazy experiments were carried out in the pursuit of beating death? And how do you like your frogs' legs?

The secret ingredient is...electricity!

Here is the link to the Castle Frankenstein hoax broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGRx1gDKgo

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Sources this week include biographies of Mary Shelley, Johann Dippel, Alessandro Volta, and Luigi Galvani, as well as Kathryn Harkup's Making the Monster, and the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Plus:

https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng464.htm

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tcr.202500043

https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973

https://europe.stripes.com/your-community/frankenstein's-castle-and-a-halloween-prank-that-went-viral.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-frankenstein-experiments/6

https://theconversation.com/frankenstein-the-real-experiments-that-inspired-the-fictional-science-105076

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Ep 266 is loose! And this week a man and his housekeeper lie in pools of blood in their Portsmouth home...

Who wanted Mr Langtrey dead? Why were these killings so vicious? And have we found another truly clueless policeman?

The secret ingredient is...a barber's pole!

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This is a special release of one of our Halloween Patreon episodes from 2024 in place of the main episode for 10th October 2025, due to illness.

In the spirit of spooky season and bloodsuckers, Nick brings us tales and crazy folklore from China, Japan and Malaysia about gruesome creatures of the night.

A scary twist for October, enjoy!

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Ep 265 is loose and we're off to Long Island (a place that Nick has a LOT of facts about) as a terrible crime has been committed. But who is responsible?

What happened on Long Island in 1883? Who would target so many innocent people? And DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG LONG ISLAND IS???:

The secret ingredient is...a tramp!

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Sources this week include:

www.nytimes.com/1885/05/16/archives/hanging-of-charles-h-rugg-the-murderer-meets-his-fate-without.html

www.nytimes.com/1884/04/26/archives/rugg-guilty-of-murder-the-jury-out-an-hour-and-twentythree-minutes.html

www.murderbygaslight.com/2014/09/the-long-island-murders.html

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Ep 264 is loose and we're diving back to the 1300s to tell the tale of Edward II who was said to have died in a pretty nasty way. But what bout his badass wife?

Was Edward II a good king? What drove Isabella to seek revenge on him? And why was everyone so hot in this?

The secret ingredient is...a red hot poker!

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Sources this week include Monsters by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Mortal Monarchs by Dr Suzie Edge, History.com, Historic UK, GreatCastles.com, engelsbergideas.com, and various wiki sources for Isabella, Edward II, Piers Gaveston, Roger Moritmer, Hugh Desepenser.

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Ep 263 is loose and we have a grim and gruesome tale of a family not exactly living in harmony.

Why has no one seen William Druse lately? What went on behind the closed curtains? And do you live in fear of old chokey?

The secret ingredient is...a revolver!

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Ep 262 is loose and we have the tale of the woman dubbed Mrs Sherlock Holmes!

Who was Mary Quackenbos? How did she fight crime? And why don't more people know about her?

The secret ingredient is...a magnifying glass!

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Sources this week include the New York Times archives plus

• https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/12529
• https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/08/womens-work-the-story-of-the-murder-solving-peonage-busting-justice-seeking-mrs-sherlock-holmes/
• https://eu.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/2017/03/29/mrs-sherlock-holmes-first-female-us-attorney/99805830/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Grace_Quackenbos
• https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-ruth-cruger-murder
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeRoy_Percy
• https://eu.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/2017/03/29/mrs-sherlock-holmes-first-female-us-attorney/99805830/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mrs-sherlock-holmes-takes-on-the-nypd-60624549/

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Ep 261 is loose and we are tackling the huge, haunting mystery at the heart of the War of the Roses - what happened to the princes in the tower?

What led to the young boys' disappearance? Was Richard III responsible? And why did all these cousins keeping slapping each other?

The secret ingredient is...a tower!

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Sources this week include the extensive Wiki entries for the Princes In The Tower, War of the Roses, Elizabeth Woodville, Henry VII, Richard III, Edward IV, Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, as well as archives from Historic Royal Palaces, History Journal, BBC Culture, History Today and History Extra.

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Ep 260 is loose! And this week it's the tale of that dashing highwayman Dick Turpin...but WAS he all that dashing?

Who was this masked myth? What was the real story behind his crimes? And what make-up do you wear in the woods?

The secret ingredient is...some very villainous rum!

Thanks to the lovely people at Villains Rum https://villainsrum.com/ for their ingredients this week!

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Sources this week include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-myth-of-highwayman-dick-turpin-outlives-the-facts/

https://www.historyhit.com/prince-of-highwaymen-who-was-dick-turpin/

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/dick-turpin-highwayman-crimes-death/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/dick-turpin

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