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  • Poison romance and poison mysteries / by C.J.S. Thompson.
  • The trial of William Palmer for the Rugeley poisonings / [William Palmer].
  • The death mask of William Palmer, the poisoner. Lithograph after M. Krantz, c. 1860.
  • The death mask of William Palmer, the poisoner. Lithograph after M. Krantz, c. 1860.
  • The death mask of William Palmer, the poisoner. Lithograph after M. Krantz, c. 1860.
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    Smethurst's luck : the story of Dr Thomas Smethurst, "The Richmond poisoner" / by Peter Maggs.

    Maggs, Peter, 1945- | Date: 2013
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    The genuine tryal at large of Mary Blandy, spinster, for poisoning her late father Francis Blandy : at the Assizes held at Oxford, for the county of Oxford, on Tuesday the third of March, 1752.

    | Date: 1752
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    Poison mysteries in history, romance and crime / by C. J. S. Thompson.

    Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943. | Date: 1923
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    The trial of William Palmer for the Rugeley poisonings / [William Palmer].

    Palmer, William, 1824-1856. | Date: [1856]
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    Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers. Lithograph by F.S. Delpech after C. Le Brun, ca. 1820.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: [1820?] | Reference: 559511i
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