93 | The Murderess of Newington Butts: The Strange Case of Agnes Norman

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious deaths surrounding nursemaid Agnes Norman in Victorian London.

In Victorian London, 15-year-old Agnes Norman was working as a nursemaid when a 14-month-old girl in her care died suddenly and mysteriously. When suspicions were raised, police uncovered a disturbing pattern. Over the previous three years, Agnes had worked in several households, and each time, a string of sudden deaths – children and pets alike - followed in her wake. Was it cold-blooded murder, or a stunningly tragic coincidence? Check out my latest true crime book: Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://prashganendran.com 📺 Subscribe for video versions YouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap 💡 Support my work Patreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap 🙏 Thank you for listening. Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated . Music: Epidemic Sound "Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - ending Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Sources: Ancestry.co.uk, including Census Records for 1851…

People in this episode

Host: Prash Ganendran

Topics covered

• true crime
• Victorian London
• murder
• mystery
• nursemaid
• sudden deaths

Keywords

• Agnes Norman
• Victorian London
• true crime
• murder
• nursemaid
• sudden deaths
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Epidemic Sound, Ancestry.co.uk, FamilySearch, Old Bailey Online, Norwood News, Essex Times, Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer

Books & works: Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten

Places: Victorian London

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