Infamous Murders: Poisoned to Death
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In the past, poison was the perfect murder weapon - easy to administer and difficult to trace. With advances in forensic science, poisoners now leave a clear trail for police and forensic scientists to follow.
On 31st May 1922, attorney Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong was executed for murdering his wife, Katherine, who had died the previous year. Katherine had been intermittently ill throughout her adult life but her final illness lasted just over a week.
Village gossip led police to suspect her husband, and when they searched him they found an envelope containing uncoloured arsenic. Katherine's body was exhumed and was also found to contain arsenic. But many people still question the verdict. Did the state condemn an innocent man?
14-year-old Graham Young was a chemistry fanatic at school. His love of poison took a sinister turn when he poisoned his own family and killed his mother. He was ordered to be detained in Broadmoor, the psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, for at least fifteen years.
In 1971 he walked free from Broadmoor but only a month into his new job, Young's manager fell ill and later died. Another colleague soon followed. A police check revealed Young's poisonous past, and he was arrested immediately. In June 1972 Young was sentenced to life imprisonment and his company was left to question why they had not been told about Young's conviction.
On 30th March 1998, Judias Buenoano became the first woman to be executed in 150 years. The press nicknamed her 'The Black Widow' because like the spider, she preyed on her partners.
She killed her ex-boyfriend and ex-husband and even her son. She was finally caught out when she attempted to murder her present boyfriend for his life insurance.
On 31st May 1922, attorney Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong was executed for murdering his wife, Katherine, who had died the previous year. Katherine had been intermittently ill throughout her adult life but her final illness lasted just over a week.
Village gossip led police to suspect her husband, and when they searched him they found an envelope containing uncoloured arsenic. Katherine's body was exhumed and was also found to contain arsenic. But many people still question the verdict. Did the state condemn an innocent man?
14-year-old Graham Young was a chemistry fanatic at school. His love of poison took a sinister turn when he poisoned his own family and killed his mother. He was ordered to be detained in Broadmoor, the psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, for at least fifteen years.
In 1971 he walked free from Broadmoor but only a month into his new job, Young's manager fell ill and later died. Another colleague soon followed. A police check revealed Young's poisonous past, and he was arrested immediately. In June 1972 Young was sentenced to life imprisonment and his company was left to question why they had not been told about Young's conviction.
On 30th March 1998, Judias Buenoano became the first woman to be executed in 150 years. The press nicknamed her 'The Black Widow' because like the spider, she preyed on her partners.
She killed her ex-boyfriend and ex-husband and even her son. She was finally caught out when she attempted to murder her present boyfriend for his life insurance.
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