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Episode 187: The Crucible

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The Secret Weapon of the Midwife, Arsenic

The women of nagadive used arsenic to kill their war-shocked husbands. It's estimated that over the course of nearly two decades, they murdered around 50 people. 26 women were arrested and put on trial, ten of which were found guilty. The most shocking aspect of it all, according to those who lived there at the time, was the way these women presented themselves in court. They seemed bored by it all, as if slow justice wasn't as fun as the quick fix they had employed all those many years.

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