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Mar 2021
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“Lambeth Poisoner” Thomas Neill Cream Pt...

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In the late 1800s, a dashing young doctor named Thomas Neill Cream used chloroform and strychnine to murder sex workers and women seeking abortions. His crimes spread across fifteen years and two continents.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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