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William Palmer, the Rugely Poisoner

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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A Case Study of a Hen Poisoner

Holly fry and tracy v wilson talk about the case of william palmer, also known as the ru y poisoner. William was born on august sixth, 18 24, to joseph and sarah palmer in rugeley, staffordshire, england. His father died when he was 12 leaving his mother with an estimated 70 thousand to 75 thousands pounds and eight children. He developed a reputation for stealing money from people who left it unattended or even if they were family members. In addition to continuing his obsession with money and stealing,william also developed a reputation as a womanizer. And we do want to give a little heads up here that

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