Ep 291 - John Birchall & The Canada Con

Ep 291 - John Birchall & The Canada Con

From The Poisoners' Cabinet by The Poisoners' Cabinet

May 1, 2026 · 55 min · Season 6 · Episode 291

About this episode

This episode discusses the life of John Reginald Birchall, a rogue swindler involved in Canadian farming.

Ep 291 is loose and we have a rogue and swindler on our hands in the form of John Reginald Birchall! Who was this carefree Englishman? How did he get involved in Canadian farming? And was his wife ANY good on stage? The secret ingredient is...a farm! 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 this week include:Killers Cavalcade: A Collection of historical British murders. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3623764/Murder-in-the-marshes archives.oxfordcounty.ca/media/44upwxod/student-resource-the-historical-trial-of-reginald-birchall.pdf www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6562577.detective-lied-improve-image/ murderpedia.org/male.B/b/birchall-reginald.htm Hosted on Acast. See…

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Topics covered

  • swindler
  • Canadian farming
  • historical true crime
  • cocktails
  • poisoning stories

Keywords

  • John Birchall
  • Canada Con
  • true crime
  • historical murders
  • cocktails

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