Ep 286 - The Curious Killing of Benjamin Burton

Ep 286 - The Curious Killing of Benjamin Burton

From The Poisoners' Cabinet by The Poisoners' Cabinet

March 20, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 6 · Episode 286

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious death of Benjamin Burton, questioning whether it was suicide or murder.

Ep 286 is loose! And a man lies dead in his home, two bullets in his body but is it suicide or something more sinister? Who would want Benjamin Burton dead? Who was in the house when he died? And did Garfield just have a terrible terrible doctor? The secret ingredient is...breakfast!   Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources for this episode include the article Gilded Age Tale of Murder and Madness   by Kay Adams and Nancy Markey . They also have a new novel based on this story called A Harbour of Deceit www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-gilded-age-tale-of-murder-and-money-180981192/ timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/12/06/issue.html…

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Host: The Poisoners' Cabinet

Topics covered

  • murder investigation
  • true crime
  • historical anecdotes
  • suicide theories
  • cocktails

Keywords

  • Benjamin Burton
  • murder
  • suicide
  • true crime
  • cocktails
  • historical crime

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