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Episode 380: The Supposed Diary of Jack the Ripper & Revisiting The Suspect List

Episode Date: October 19, 2022

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diary is saying, hey, this was written by Jack the Ripper and Jack the Ripper happens to be James Maverick, our caught and merchant friend who died of some kind of illness that could have been maybe arsenic

He was an arsenic eater. So in this diary, he mentions medicines too much. Like we get it. Your James Maybrick, the walking prescription medication wearing a human suit. Like we get it.

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Episode 379: The Tragic Case of Florence Maybrick

Episode Date: October 17, 2022

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Isn't there arsenic and cigarettes technically? There's arsenic and a ton of stuff. in a million fucking years, put near your face hole today. Isn't there arsenic and cigarettes technically?

A staff member found that she had soaked these papers in water to make an arsenic solution because the water extracts the arsenic from the paper. So much arsenic. So much arsenic.

It's like they weren't even, and also arsenic eating comes back. So remember that. Arsenic eating. Yes, because there's something called an arsenic eater. Okay. And we'll get to it. Alrighty.

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Episode 521: Velma Barfield

Episode Date: December 18, 2023

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She didn't do the slow arsenic poisoning that you hear about. The arsenic took that you hear about. The arsenic took effect almost immediately.

Yeah, but that's an arsenic thing.

So trivalic arsenic has the added harshness of having a corrosive effect.

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Episode 527: The Murder of Mary Stannard

Episode Date: January 8, 2024

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I had purchased the arsenic to mix with sugar and kill the rats. However, he insisted he had not yet used the arsenic. He hadn't used it to kill the rats.

They found the arsenic in her stomach. They found all of the arsenic in her stomach, and then he slid her throat as well. Yup.

And the problem was, however, that Hayden claimed he hadn't seen that packet of arsenic since he purchased it. And the initial search of the barn had turned up any arsenic.

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Episode 561: “Jolly Jane” Toppan: Angel of Mercy (Part 2)

Episode Date: May 6, 2024

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It was Phifers Strictly Paris Green, which was a popular insecticide containing high levels of arsenic and copper, both of which are toxic at even small amounts.

And he said, probably with arsenic. Close. To his surprise, Gibbs agreed. He was like, oh my God, you're saying exactly what I've been thinking.

And he's like, or at least something like that, like arsenic.

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Episode 681: Elmer McCurdy: The Outlaw Mummy

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

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After the man was dead, whoever embalmed him had packed the body with arsenic to prevent further decay. Shoot. This was a common practice in Civil War-era America. Oh, really?

It was the arsenic that had prevented the x-ray machine from showing anything. But now that they were able to open them up, organs exposed, Dr.

So he treated the body with an arsenic compound, creating the situation that would allow the body to be mummified over time.

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The Mysterious Death of Brittany Murphy

Episode Date: September 11, 2020

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He pointed out that many times acute anemia is present in those who have been poisoned with arsenic. So that's weird. And arsenic didn't show up in the autopsy.

Because like, I don't really want arsenic on my head. Yeah, no. There was no arsenic. Um, so he said, it kind of ruled out her being poisoned.

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The Murder of David Harris (Part 1)

Episode Date: June 19, 2025

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And Jack the Ripper happens to be James Maybrick, our cotton merchant friend who died of some kind of illness that could have been maybe arsenic poisoning, but probably wasn't.

He was an arsenic eater. So in this diary, he mentions medicines too much. Like, we get it. You're James Mabrick, the walking prescription medication wearing a human suit. Like, we get it.

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Elmer McCurdy: The Outlaw Mummy

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

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And we're going to get to why that's even more insane to think of, because there could easily be arsenic in a system. because he was ingesting arsenic on the regular.

A staff member found that she had soaked these papers in water to make an arsenic solution because the water extracts the arsenic from the paper. So much arsenic. So much arsenic.

And also, arsenic eating comes back. so remember that. Arsenic eating. Yes, because there's something called an arsenic eater. Okay. Yeah, and we'll get to it, don't worry. All righty.