The Potton Poisoner: Part One
Who was Sarah Dazley, the Potton Poisoner?
Saturday 5th August 2023 marked 180 years since the execution of Sarah Dazley, the Potton Poisoner, she was the last woman to be publicly hanged outside Bedford Gaol, in front of a crowd of 10,000 people.
The haunting of a pretty cottage led me to the story of the Potton Poisoner. A murder case that was a Victorian sensation. Scandalising a nation, and still fascinating true crime enthusiasts today. Should Sarah Dazley, be known as the UKs first recorded female serial killer? Or was she innocent? The story is murkier and more twisty than a penny dreadful or melodrama.
In Part One, of this three part story, I'll tell you the ghost story linked to Sarah Dazley, and all about the life of the poisoner and her victims.
Please be advised that although this case is 180 years old it deals with the issues of murder, domestic abuse and infant death. Please choose carefully when and where you want to listen.
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The podcast is researched, written and presented by Nat Doig
Theme music and the Potton Poisoner theme by Tess Savigear
Additional crowd voices by Savigear and McOwen
