In the first half of the nineteenth century, an epidemic swept Europe: Arsenic poisoning.
On the morning of Saturday, November 2, 1833, the Bodle household sat d.
Then came a riveting case.
Available at any corner shop for a few pence, Arsenic was so frequently used by potential beneficiaries of wills that it was nicknamed "the inheritor\'s powder." But it was difficult to prove that a victim had been poisoned, let alone to identify the contaminated food or drink since Arsenic was tasteless.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, an epidemic swept Europe: Arsenic poisoning