The Victorian Murderess. Nothing was so scandalous, so horrifying, so titillating in Great Britain during the mid 1800s to the dawn of the 20th century like the apparent dramatic rise of women poisoners. The very paragons of virtue in Victorian society were responsible for killing hapless men across England, Wales, and Scotland, all the while wearing beatific smiles upon their faces…

read more – Stellar Four: Poisons and the Victorian Murderess.