S1.E39 - Again With Sweet Tea & Arsenic: The Crimes of Bertha Gifford

The Pandemonium team is back - and this time, we’re stirring up trouble in turn-of-the-century Missouri.In this deliciously deranged episode, Rachel, Cat, and Em unravel the chilling tale of Bertha Gifford: a seemingly sweet old woman with a thing for baking…and poisoning.We’re talking arsenic, a trail of sick (and suddenly dead) neighbors, some suspicious caretaking, and a body count that just kept rising. Add in a little cheating, a lot of bedside “compassion,” and a whole mess of secrets, and you’ve got Missouri’s first serial killer - and yep, she’s a lady.Pull up a rocking chair and pour yourself something not made by Bertha. You’re gonna need it.Links we used - Bertha Gifford: https://slcl.libguides.com/c.php?g=1344823&p=9919109 https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gifford-bertha.htmhttps://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/bertha-gifford-missouris-first-female-serial-killer/http://www.berthagifford.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Gifford