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27/9/2005

Madeleine Smith and her poisonous tale

SEX, BLACKMAIL, poison and death. With this heady mix it is hardly surprising that one of the most enduring murder cases from the past 150 years is the story of Madeleine Smith.

At her trial in 1857 the whole of Scotland was scandalised by newspaper accounts of pre-marital sex and arsenic poisoning. Yet the young and attractive Miss Smith walked free after a verdict of “not proven”. Even today opinion is split as to whether she was framed, or got away with the murder of Emile L’Angelier. for more click here

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