S1.E97 - Murder by the Teaspoon: Adelaide Bartlett and the Chloroform Mystery

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat dive into the strange and scandalous case of Adelaide Bartlett - at the center of one of Victorian England’s most puzzling trials. When Adelaide’s husband was found dead in 1886 with an alarming amount of chloroform in his stomach, suspicion quickly turned toward the clever and enigmatic wife. Was she a cold-blooded poisoner, an unfairly accused woman, or simply caught in a tangle of love, betrayal, and Victorian double standards? From the courtroom drama that fascinated the public to the enduring mystery of how the chloroform got there, we explore a case that still baffles true crime historians today. Grab your coffee (but maybe skip the mystery additives), and join us as we unravel Adelaide Bartlett’s deadly puzzle. Links We Used - Adelaide Bartlett:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimlico_Mysteryhttps://caasbrey.com/the-pimlico-poisoning-mystery/https://www.shedunnitshow.com/thepimlicopoisoningmysterytranscript/https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bartlett-adelaide.htmhttps://www.kent-maps.online/19c/19c-bartlett-biography/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2542684/https://thethreepennyguignol.com/2024/04/17/the-impossible-case-of-the-pimlico-poisoning/https://murderpedia.org/female.B/images/bartlett_adelaide/trial-adelaide-bartlett.pdf (TRANSCRIPT OF THE ACTUAL TRIAL)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafVRQ_5lmwhttps://mayfairtimes.co.uk/2022/04/the-pimlico-poisoning/http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-poisonous-adelaide-bartlett.htmlhttps://americanaristocracy.com/people/edwin-bartletthttps://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18860405-466https://www.kent-maps.online/19c/19c-bartlett-biography/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32190047-edwin-adelaide-georgehttps://www.facebook.com/drangelabuckley/photos/when-edwin-bartlett-died-of-chloroform-poisoning-on-new-years-eve-in-1885-his-wi/1352082696916945/https://wellcomecollection.org/works/dxkf9h9nhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/4y5gXuxuUNGbOE1Ku53FVB