Poisoned History

Sarah Ann French, Arsenic Pie

July 1, 2026·34 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Sarah Ann French was a young wife with an older husband who took a fancy to a younger man, with disastrous results.Sources and resources:Teresa Geering, The Guestling Murderess, 8 February 2008, https://tgeering.blogspot.com/2008/02/guestling-murderess.htmlWilliam French Family Tree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/French-11772#:~:text=Biography,poisoned%20her%20husband%20and%20sonsWalton, G., Onion pie murder in 1852 by Sarah Ann French, geriwalton.com, 29 August 2022, https://www.geriwalton.com/onion-pie-murder-in-1852-by-sarah-ann-frenchHard to swallow – the story of the Sussex onion pie murder, The Argus, 17 May 2020, https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18451730.hard-swallow---story-sussex-onion-pie-murderThe Chiddingly murder, Sussex Express, 10 April 1852, https://www.sussex-opc.org/ParishDetails/EastSussex/Chiddingly/ChiddinglyMurder/ChiddinglyMurderG.htmTrial transcript: https://www.sussex-opc.org/ParishDetails/EastSussex/Chiddingly/ChiddinglyMurder/ChiddinglyMurderD.htmWikipediaThis podcast uses sound from Freesound.org:minor-key-music-box by user darkwaryurmc (http://freesound.org/s/318908/) licensed under CCBYNC 4.0All statements in this podcast represent the opinions of the host and her guests.Cover art photos: public domain.

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