
The Black Widows of Liverpool
Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
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The Symptoms of Vomiting and Diarrhea Raise Suspicion
I think people initially became suspicious because the two deaths were very close. And I think Patrick was very alarmed by saying, there's no way my brother who is perfectly healthy died of this. That's where I'm confused as to why the difference in symptoms would raise suspicion considering the environment in which we are working with. Yeah. The sisters are both drunk and they're in a celebratory mood. They're having a great time with their other drunk friends. This is, of course, with the caveat that, you know, 19 century newspapers are not particularly reliable.
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