Ep 36-Arsenic and Double Indemnity

Send us a textA tailor’s back room, a bottle of “powder,” and a stack of insurance forms—our step-by-step tour of Philadelphia’s 1930s arsenic ring reveals how murder became a business, cloaked in folk magic and legitimized by paperwork. We start with a misdiagnosed “pneumonia,” follow the paper trail through forged signatures and overlapping policies, and watch a would-be hitman flip the script with the Secret Service. From sandbags meant to mimic brain hemorrhages to a spiritualist selling la fattura, the scheme preyed on fear, poverty, and the promise of a payout, turning neighbors into recruiters and grief into revenue.Resources: https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2017/08/moments-history-poison-profit-philadelphia-arsenic-murder-cases https://journals.psu.edu/phj/article/view/25642/25411 https://vtuhr.org/articles/42/files/submission/proof/42-1-76-1-10-20171116.pdf https://billypenn.com/2023/05/28/pasta-arsenic-mass-murder-south-phillys-infamous-1930s-poison-ring/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_poison_ring https://news.medtronic.com/Medtronic-smart-study-pivotal-moment-in-womens-health-newsroom  Support the showDon't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at doctoringthetruth@gmail.com. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts from our sponsors: Get 30% off your order with the code STAYSUSPICIOUS at thecuminclub.com Visit www.shimmerwood.com for an exclusive 30% off with our discount code STAYSUSPICIOUS 20% Off Strong Coffee Company https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS www.handful.com for 30% off with our code STAYSUSPICIOUS www.standshoes.com for 15% off any product with our code STAYSUSPICIOUS .Visit oldglory.com for 15% off your entire order with our code: STAYSUSPICIOUS. Hurry because this deal expires on October 31st. Visit quantumsquares.com and use promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS for 25% off today! Visit ...