A "Dorcas Society" Donation. A Hidden Strychnine Killer. | True Crime 1873

Описание: The Deadly Teething Powder That Gripped a Nation | Victorian True Crime

The Charity Letter That Was a Death Sentence | Britain's First Postal Murder

They Trusted the "Kind" Stranger. Then the Package Arrived. | Victorian Murder

A "Dorcas Society" Donation. A Hidden Strychnine Killer. | True Crime 1873

The Handwriting Mistake That Led to the Gallows | Parcel Murder of 1873
When Child Support Turned to Murder | The Victorian Shoemaker & The Poison Parcel

Britain's "First" True Crime Forensics Case | How a Pen Stroke Solved a Murder

He Tried to Forge a Charity Letter. His Handwriting Betrayed Him.

The Victorian Influencer (Who Was Actually a Killer) | The Dorcas Society Murder

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Ghostwrite: The Victorian Murderer Who Almost Got Away
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In 1873, a "charitable" parcel arrived at a cottage near Bristol. Inside were soothing teething powders for a crying baby. Within minutes, the child was dead. This is the shocking true story of the Horfield Poisoning Case—a Victorian murder that changed forensic science forever. Discover how a single handwriting clue, a packet of stamps, and a Prince of Wales watermark exposed a killer in one of Britain's most cunning crimes.

🔍 Watch the full investigation unfold in this deep dive into Victorian true crime.

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This case is also known as the Bristol Poison Parcel murder, the Edwin Bailey and Anne Barry execution, and the Dorcas Society murder mystery. We explore:

Victorian true crime and early forensic handwriting analysis

The shocking use of strychnine poison in teething powders

How 19th century detective work solved a postal murder

The dramatic trial and double execution at Gloucester Jail

Real historical crime documents and newspaper reports from 1873



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What do YOU think? Was justice served in this case? Could handwriting analysis alone convict someone today? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!


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Research drawn from original 1873-1874 newspaper archives:

Western Daily Press

Illustrated Police News

Monmouth Merlin

Gloucester Assizes court records

British National Archives

Music: Epidemic Sound / Artlist
Stock Footage: Getty Images, British Pathé

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This video is for educational and documentary purposes. All images are used under fair use for historical commentary and analysis.
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