Toxic Wives Murder Media and the Poison Panic in America
by [Seifert, Christine]
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Description
In the latter half of the 1800s, widespread suspicion and anxiety emerged when wives of all ages and social status were accused of killing their husbands with poison. However, what seemed like a massive spike in murderous wives across the United Kingdom and United States may not have been a spike at all, but rather a poison panic caused by hungry newspapers and mass hysteria.
This work explores several high-profile cases of women on trial for murdering their husbands with poison. Lust, money and power were often central to the accusations, and the sensational news coverage set off a century-long witch hunt. No woman was safe from suspicion during this untold chapter in the history of crime.
Product Details
- Exposit Books Brand
- Feb 21, 2023 Pub Date:
- 9781476688251 ISBN-13:
- 1476688257 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 9 in * 0.39 in * 6 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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