125. Very Bad Things: The Prince of Poisoners, William Palmer

Nov 18, 2025
32 mins

Episode Description

A respected doctor with a charming smile, a trail of bodies that always seemed to follow. Was he a cold strategist who mastered poison or a desperate gambler who let greed swallow everything in his path?

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Source Material & Further Reading

Staffordshire Murders by Alan Hayhurst

 William Palmer, the infamous Rugeley poisoner by Dave Lewis

 The Demeanor of Murderers by Charles Dickens

Poisonings Throughout History: William Palmer by the Maryland Poison Center

The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England’s Most Notorious Doctor by Kate Colquhoun

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