In 1855, Dr. William Palmer became one of the Victorian era’s most famous villains – a man who poisoned his own friends and family. But with limited evidence and only one conviction, was Palmer really a serial killer?
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Oct 12
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe...Or Did She?
Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks… The popular schoolyard rhyme has withstood the test of time, despite it getting a few details wrong. Over 130 years later, we still don’t really know who killed Andrew and Abby Borden. Lizzie was acquitted, and yet most peop ... Show More
48m 19s
Oct 5
Secret Agent Scam: The Lies, Lives, and Wives of Will Jordan
For nearly twenty years, a charming con man poses as a globe-trotting CIA operative, seducing women and draining their savings in the name of “classified missions”—until one wife uncovers his lies and helps bring down the man she thought she would share her life with. Sources for ... Show More
45m 35s
Jan 2023
3. Poisoners - The Teacup Poisoner, Pt. 1
On this mini-series of Binged, Payton discusses killers who poisoned their victims to death… starting with the Teacup Poisoner.
Case Sources:
Obsessive Poisoner (1973, Max Caulfield and European Press Enterprises), by Winifred Young
The St. Albans Poisoner (1974, 1995, Hodder ... Show More
46m 54s
Oct 2018
The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer
Locusta of Gaul, also known as Lucusta The Poisoner, was one of the most infamous criminals of ancient times. Alternately sponsored and betrayed by the noble class, she committed crimes with impunity for years — even, at one point, opening an academy to teach her poisoning skills ... Show More
34m 36s
Oct 2024
Who was Jack the Ripper? The Doctor (Suspect 4)
Part 4/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society - and our own. Why were these men, most of them almost certainly innocent, singled out as monsters?Today Anthony Delaney tells Maddy Pelling about how quack doctor Fra ... Show More
39m 46s
Jan 2023
4. Poisoners - The Teacup Poisoner, Pt. 2
On this mini-series of Binged, Payton discusses killers who poisoned their victims to death… starting with the Teacup Poisoner.
Case Sources:
Obsessive Poisoner (1973, Max Caulfield and European Press Enterprises), by Winifred Young
The St. Albans Poisoner (1974, 1995, Hodder ... Show More
43m 27s
Jul 2025
CLASSIC: The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer
Locusta of Gaul, also known as Locusta The Poisoner, was one of the most infamous criminals of ancient times. Alternately sponsored and betrayed by the noble class, she committed crimes with impunity for years — even, at one point, opening an academy to teach her poisoning skills ... Show More
35m 31s