S7 E25 - The Prolific Poisoner - Mary McKnight

Whatever you do, stay away from Mary!

 

Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.

Story researched and written by Rebecca Hiers.

Original artwork by Todd Preston.

Sound effects from Uppbeat:  vinyl-record-rewind-jeff-kaale-1-00-00-mp3 and no-no-no-no-denial-male-tomas-herudek-1-00-03.mp3

Sources:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24727-arsenic-poisoning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanide_poisoning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnine

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123786904/james_d-ambrose

 First husband

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55109124/eliza-e-chalker

Niece

https://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/mary-mcknight-black-widow-serial-killer.html

List of crimes

https://lostinmichigan.net/michigans-strychnine-serial-killer/

Death of Gertrude and Ruth

https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/michigan/traverse-city/traverse-city-evening-record/1903/06-05/page-1

Newspaper report on deaths/start of trial

https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/michigan/traverse-city/grand-traverse-herald/1903/06-11/page-10

Brothers affair/life insurance

https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/iowa/dubuque/dubuque-telegraph-herald/1903/06-06/page-1

Loan to pay for funeral

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563570268/635725A25A364141PQ/3?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

Mrs Dine testimony

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563527334/635725A25A364141PQ/5?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

Dr long

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563513370/635725A25A364141PQ/6?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

Suicide

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563532106/635725A25A364141PQ/9?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

Cool calculating woman. 

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563522270/635725A25A364141PQ/11?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

 I have nothing to say

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563542600/635725A25A364141PQ/17?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

Testimony

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563441489/635725A25A364141PQ/18?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

Mary at the trial

https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563469348/635725A25A364141PQ/19?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers

She belongs locked up

https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/michigan/traverse-city/traverse-city-evening-record/1903/12-14/page-2

https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_87bae30e-3bd5-4c31-a87e-7a15aa453526/

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6LZQ-WTP?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN3F6-1Z8&action=view&cc=1452395&lang=en&groupId=

Marriage to ambrose

Minnie birth record

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67Y3-TBD?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ANQJS-SVX&action=view&cc=1459684&lang=en&groupId=

1870 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6719-5NX?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHH4-TMZ&action=view&cc=1438024&lang=en&groupId=M9CF-K7B

 

Minnie death record

 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DHZQ-CH9?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN3JF-YMT&action=view&cc=1452402&lang=en&groupId=

Sarah murphy death record

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SN3-3J?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN3DH-GMC&action=view&lang=en&groupId=

1910 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJY-4W2?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMLYW-R5J&action=view&cc=1727033&lang=en&groupId=

Johns death

https://twofrenchfriesshort.blogspot.com/2010/07/mary-liked-to-go-to-funerals-fife-lake.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55109124/eliza-e-chalker Eliza       

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98041449/sarah_m-murphy