English doctor found guilty of murder (1824–1856)

The death mask of William Palmer, the poisoner. Lithograph after M. Krantz, c. 1860.

Trial of William Palmer : extra number of the Illustrated Times, 1856, May 27.

Phrenological chart; with design of head containing symbols of the phrenological faculties, and diagrams of heads showing criminal and moral propensities. Wood engraving, c. 1850, after F. Bridges and O.S. Fowler.

They hanged my saintly Billy / by Robert Graves.

The trial of [William Palmer] for the Rugeley poisonings.

pages 369-391 : illustrations, portraits.

136 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 21 cm

Illustrated life and career of William Palmer of Rugeley : containing details of his conduct as schoolboy ... with original letters of William and Anne Palmer and other authentic documents ... / [William Palmer].

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

The trial of William Palmer for the Rugeley poisonings / [William Palmer].

On poisoning by strychnia : with comments on the medical evidence given at the trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook / [Alfred Swaine Taylor].

The life & career of Dr. William Palmer of Rugeley : together with a full account of the murder of John P. Cook and a short account of his trial in May 1856 / George Fletcher.

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William Palmer

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The trial of William Palmer for the Rugeley poisonings / [William Palmer].

On poisoning by strychnia : with comments on the medical evidence given at the trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook / [Alfred Swaine Taylor].

Illustrated life and career of William Palmer of Rugeley : containing details of his conduct as schoolboy ... with original letters of William and Anne Palmer and other authentic documents ... / [William Palmer].

The life & career of Dr. William Palmer of Rugeley : together with a full account of the murder of John P. Cook and a short account of his trial in May 1856 / George Fletcher.

They hanged my saintly Billy / by Robert Graves.

The trial of [William Palmer] for the Rugeley poisonings.

Trial of William Palmer : extra number of the Illustrated Times, 1856, May 27.

Illustrated life and career of William Palmer of Rugeley : containing details of his conduct as schoolboy ... with original letters of William and Anne Palmer and other authentic documents ... / [William Palmer].

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

William Palmer

Images from the collections

Images by William Palmer

Images featuring William Palmer

Works from the collections

The trial of William Palmer for the Rugeley poisonings / [William Palmer].

On poisoning by strychnia : with comments on the medical evidence given at the trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook / [Alfred Swaine Taylor].

Illustrated life and career of William Palmer of Rugeley : containing details of his conduct as schoolboy ... with original letters of William and Anne Palmer and other authentic documents ... / [William Palmer].

The life & career of Dr. William Palmer of Rugeley : together with a full account of the murder of John P. Cook and a short account of his trial in May 1856 / George Fletcher.

They hanged my saintly Billy / by Robert Graves.

The trial of [William Palmer] for the Rugeley poisonings.

Trial of William Palmer : extra number of the Illustrated Times, 1856, May 27.

Illustrated life and career of William Palmer of Rugeley : containing details of his conduct as schoolboy ... with original letters of William and Anne Palmer and other authentic documents ... / [William Palmer].

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

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