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The Derby Poisoner - May 16 2024
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May 16th: Lydia Sherman Dies (1878)
We know, now, that women are more than capable of killing. But, centuries ago, that wasn’t fathomable. On May 16th 1878 a woman who broke the mold died in prison after shocking the world with her crimes.
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/lydia-sherman-the-derby-poisoner-commits-the-horror-of-the-century/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Sherman, https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/sherman-lydia.htm, https://midwesterncitizen.com/2021/02/the-luck-of-lydia-sherman-how-gender-in-the-19th-century-impacted-felony-prosecution-and-criminal-justice/, https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/The-Derby-Poisoner-The-story-of-Lydia-Sherman-a-11358691.php
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Manage episode 418516805 series 2636011
May 16th: Lydia Sherman Dies (1878)
We know, now, that women are more than capable of killing. But, centuries ago, that wasn’t fathomable. On May 16th 1878 a woman who broke the mold died in prison after shocking the world with her crimes.
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/lydia-sherman-the-derby-poisoner-commits-the-horror-of-the-century/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Sherman, https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/sherman-lydia.htm, https://midwesterncitizen.com/2021/02/the-luck-of-lydia-sherman-how-gender-in-the-19th-century-impacted-felony-prosecution-and-criminal-justice/, https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/The-Derby-Poisoner-The-story-of-Lydia-Sherman-a-11358691.php
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