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This episode explores the story of Bathsheba Spooner, a woman who plotted against her husband with the help of several men.

Ep 294 is loose! And we have the tale of a woman who plotted against her husband, with several chaps who she kept smuggling into her house... Who was Bathsheba Spooner? Why did she want her husband dead? And won't someone please think of the spoons?! The secret ingredient is...a shiny shoe buckle! 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: Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy by Andrew Noone plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathsheba_Spooner https://historicipswich.net/2026/02/03/the-hanging-of-bathsheba-spooner-july-2-1778/ https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/the-story-of-bathsheba-spooner/…

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