Ep. 71 Aqua Tofana: How A Ring of Female Serial Killers Liberated Italian Women

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This episode explores the famed poison, Aqua Tofana, that desperate housewives used to murder their husbands in 17th century Italy. I'll delve into the legend of Giulia Tofana, the apparent namesake behind the poison who was supposedly responsible for the deaths of 600 men in the mid 1600s and do my best to separate fact from fiction to uncover what in the world was going on in Italy and, more importantly, why.
Sources:

• mikedashhistory.com "Aqua Tofana: slow poisoning and husband killing in 17th century Italy"
• SyFy "Giulia Tofana, the Italian Serial Poisoner Who Became a Legend"
• National Centre for Domestic Violence "Giulia Tofana - Serial Killer or Heroine?!"
• allthatsinteresting.com "Meet Giulia Tofana: the 17th century professional poisoner said to have killed 600 men"
• TBS News "When makeup can kill: The sinister tale of Giulia Tofana"
• Encyclopedia Britannica "Drawing and Quartering"

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