93 | The Murderess of Newington Butts: The Strange Case of Agnes Norman

In Victorian London, 15-year-old Agnes Norman was working as a nursemaid when a 14-month-old girl in her care died suddenly and mysteriously. When suspicions were raised, police uncovered a disturbing pattern. Over the previous three years, Agnes had worked in several households, and each time, a string of sudden deaths – children and pets alike - followed in her wake. Was it cold-blooded murder, or a stunningly tragic coincidence?Check out my latest true crime book: Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl HultenSubscribe to my free newsletter:https://prashganendran.com📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:Epidemic Sound"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - ending Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseSources:Ancestry.co.uk, including Census Records for 1851, 1861, and 1871.England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1954, FamilySearch.Old Bailey Online.Sun & Central Press, Saturday 6 May 1871.Norwood News, Saturday 13 May 1871.Public Opinion, Saturday 2 September 1871.Essex Times, Wednesday 19 July 1871. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, Saturday 20 May 1871.Simon Read, Scotland Yard: A Bloody History (Headline).Paul Thomas Murphy, Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane.