The Ashton Poisoners

The use of Arsenic was a common method of murder during the 1800's with many infamous cases, however in this episode I delve into two lesser known cases that occurred in the same town seventy years apart.

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Episode Sources

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Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 26 May 1886
Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 13 August 1886
Blackburn Standard - Saturday 17 July 1886
Manchester Times - Saturday 17 July 1886
Manchester Times - Saturday 03 July 1886
Manchester Times - Saturday 12 June 1886
Nottingham Journal - Thursday 02 September 1886
Cumberland & Westmorland Herald - Saturday 10 July 1886
Blackburn Standard - Saturday 14 August 1886
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Windsor and Eton Express - Sunday 05 May 1816
Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal - Friday 20 September 1816
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Hereford Journal - Wednesday 02 October 1816
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Blackburn Standard - Saturday 17 July 1886

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