367. MURDER: Madeleine Smith, Socialite and Murderer?

In 19th century Scotland, Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith was accused of poisoning and subsequently murdering her secret French lover in case that gained notoriety around the world.

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Sources:

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66006113

scottishlegal.com/articles/our-legal-heritage-… Scottish Legal News (scottishlegal.com/articles/our-legal-heritage-…)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Smith Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Smith?utm_sour…)

libcat.csglasgow.org/web/arena/smith Glasgow Libraries (libcat.csglasgow.org/web/arena/smith?utm_sourc…)

archive.org/stream/trialmadeleines00smitgoog/t… Internet Archive (archive.org/stream/trialmadeleines00smitgoog/t…)

archive.org/stream/trialofmadeleine00smituoft/… Internet Archive (archive.org/stream/trialofmadeleine00smituoft/…)

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