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Mar 2022
11m 46s

March 25, 1851: “Sally Arsenic” Executed

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Sarah Chesham was executed for a series of murders she swore she didn’t commit. Was she a victim of England’s poison panic? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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