DEATH AT CHRISTMAS; THE POISONING OF ROSA MARSDEN

On December 11, 2015   /   History   /   2 Comments
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DEATH AT CHRISTMAS; THE POISONING OF ROSA MARSDEN

  CHRISTMAS 1877.  At  St-Leonards-on-Sea,  in the English county of Sussex, a Christmas market was being held in the ‘old town’.  The shops and churches were decorated with laurel, holly and ivy. Nevertheless, perhaps due to the unseasonable mild  weather, the jollity of the Hastings & St

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DRINK ME and DIE! – ABC LINIMENT

On May 22, 2013   /   Blog   /   7 Comments
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 THE  SOOTHING  LINIMENT THAT COULD LEAD TO DEATH There is a chapter in  my true crime book The Water Doctor’s Daughters titled;  AS EASY AS ABC.      The letters are a reference to a popular 19th century rubbing liniment made from three powerful, but potentially fatal compounds;   

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