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#9—
The Mild-Mannered Murderer:
H. H. Crippen case #40—
Eastbourn’’s Doctor Death:
Bodkin Adams case
#41—
The Poisoners:
Florence Maybrick and Henry Seddon cases #50—
France’s Angel of Death:
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#53—
The Croydon Poisonings:
Grace Duff case
#57—
The Modern Bluebeard:
Henri Landru case
#59—
A Passion for Poisoning:
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#65—
Adultery and Arsenic:
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She-Devil:
Simone Weber case
#94—
The Whisperings:
Marie Besnard and Louisa Merrifield cases #105—
A Woman’s Weapon:
Charlotte Bryant, Ethel Major, and Violette Nozieres cases
#107—
Traces of Poison:
Florence Bravo and Adelaide Bartlett cases #118—
Imperfect Parents:
Marie Hilley case
#122—
Deadly Doctors:
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Trial of Adelaide Bartlett
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Trial of George Chapman
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Trial of Neill Cream
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Trial of H.H. Crippen
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Trial of Harold Greenwood
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Trial of Dr. Lamson
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Trial of Mrs. Maybrick
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Trial of William Palmer
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Trial of Dr. Pritchard
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Trial of the Seddons
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Trial of Madelaine Smith
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