This week, Gina's back and we're covering a subject she picked. And she picked quite the story, full of schemes, poisonings, murders and plots, all set in one of the most cut throat societies in history, old school Rome. So put on your tunic and grab your toilet sponge, we're talking about Locusta, a high end poisoner from 1st century Rome who may have been histories first serial killer.
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