The Leiden Poisoner

The Leiden Poisoner
News of the Times Episode 282 | 1883
In 1883 Netherlands, Leiden was rocked by the realisation that they had a serial killer on their hands who had been killing for years without anyone suspecting a thing.
Maria van Der Linden, as the British press referred to her, like Helen Jegado, was so kind, so thoughtful, everyone’s auntie, that no one suspected a thing as she speculatively systematically killed over 100.
Her motive initially was gain, but with the ability to decide who lived and who died, it would seem in the end before she was caught, much of the time she was murdering because she could.
We take a look at the person, the crimes and how she was eventually caught, in today’s episode of Serial Killer Saturdays - The Leiden Poisoner.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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