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On this episode our experts explore poison as a murder weapon with a detailed look at a number of recent cases that involve murder by poisoning, 


The town of Leongatha in central Victoria made global headlines in 2023 following the death of three people who were allegedly served Beef

Wellington made with death cap mushrooms.


On Christmas Eve 2024 in Torres, Brazil, five members of the same family fell ill after eating a Christmas cake made with arsenic laced flour.

Four family members died from eating the deadly Christmas cake which was made by a relative.


Thai woman Sararat \"Am\" Rangsiwuthaporn, also known as 'Am Cyanide' who is believed to be Thailand's worst serial killer,

murdered fourteen friends by poisoning them with cyanide. 


British serial killer Harold Shipman, who worked as a medical doctor was convicted of murdering 15 patients under his care by administering lethal doses of pharmaceutical heroin.

Shipman is believed to have killed over 284 of his patients over a thirty year period before his arrest in 1998. He considered to be the most prolific serial killer in modern history.


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