The Honeymoon Poisoning: The Chilling Case of Catherine Foster
News of the Times | Episode 566 | 1846
It began as a village wedding in the golden lanes of Suffolk.
Three weeks later, the bride was on trial for her husband’s murder.
In 1846, Catherine Foster—just 17 years old and newly married—served her childhood sweetheart a dumpling for supper. By dawn, he was dead. What followed became one of the most sensational arsenic poisoning cases in Victorian England, ending with Catherine’s public execution in Bury St Edmunds.
🔍 Was it calculated murder, or a tragic case of a girl trapped by circumstance, confusion, and a pot of flour?
Featuring original period newspaper accounts, courtroom testimony, and the haunting final confession Catherine left behind, this episode takes you deep into the heart of Victorian justice—and a tale that shocked the nation.
In today’s Further Particulars:
A Victorian terrier, a suspicious hedge, and a case of canine clairvoyance that may have saved a man’s life.
Bristol newspapers assert categorically that the story is factual...
👤 Narrated by Robin Coles
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1844: Murder at Blaw Wearie | EP498
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1842: Before the Acid Bath Killer: Death in a Victorian Workhouse | EP538
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1836 & 1843: The Trouble with Harriet | EP398
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