S7 E25 - The Prolific Poisoner - Mary McKnight

Whatever you do, stay away from Mary!   Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt. Story researched and written by Rebecca Hiers. Original artwork by Todd Preston. Sound effects from Uppbeat:  vinyl-record-rewind-jeff-kaale-1-00-00-mp3 and no-no-no-no-denial-male-tomas-herudek-1-00-03.mp3 Sources: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24727-arsenic-poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanide_poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnine https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123786904/james_d-ambrose  First husband https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55109124/eliza-e-chalker Niece https://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/mary-mcknight-black-widow-serial-killer.html List of crimes https://lostinmichigan.net/michigans-strychnine-serial-killer/ Death of Gertrude and Ruth https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/michigan/traverse-city/traverse-city-evening-record/1903/06-05/page-1 Newspaper report on deaths/start of trial https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/michigan/traverse-city/grand-traverse-herald/1903/06-11/page-10 Brothers affair/life insurance https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/iowa/dubuque/dubuque-telegraph-herald/1903/06-06/page-1 Loan to pay for funeral https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563570268/635725A25A364141PQ/3?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers Mrs Dine testimony https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563527334/635725A25A364141PQ/5?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers Dr long https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563513370/635725A25A364141PQ/6?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers Suicide https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563532106/635725A25A364141PQ/9?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers Cool calculating woman.  https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563522270/635725A25A364141PQ/11?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers  I have nothing to say https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563542600/635725A25A364141PQ/17?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers Testimony https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563441489/635725A25A364141PQ/18?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers Mary at the trial https://www.proquest.com/hnpdetroitfreepress/docview/563469348/635725A25A364141PQ/19?accountid=12091&sourcetype=Historical%20Newspapers She belongs locked up https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/michigan/traverse-city/traverse-city-evening-record/1903/12-14/page-2 https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_87bae30e-3bd5-4c31-a87e-7a15aa453526/ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6LZQ-WTP?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN3F6-1Z8&action=view&cc=1452395&lang=en&groupId= Marriage to ambrose Minnie birth record https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67Y3-TBD?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ANQJS-SVX&action=view&cc=1459684&lang=en&groupId= 1870 census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6719-5NX?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHH4-TMZ&action=view&cc=1438024&lang=en&groupId=M9CF-K7B   Minnie death record   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DHZQ-CH9?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN3JF-YMT&action=view&cc=1452402&lang=en&groupId= Sarah murphy death record https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SN3-3J?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN3DH-GMC&action=view&lang=en&groupId= 1910 census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJY-4W2?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMLYW-R5J&action=view&cc=1727033&lang=en&groupId= Johns death https://twofrenchfriesshort.blogspot.com/2010/07/mary-liked-to-go-to-funerals-fife-lake.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55109124/eliza-e-chalker Eliza        https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98041449/sarah_m-murphy