true crime history

In this episode we discuss the Affair of the Poisons, a brief period in late 17th century Paris where some of the top courtiers got a little bit murder-y. It's a fascinating look at how laws are different for the wealthy and beautiful, and how lower class men and women are prosecuted differently. The story is filled with jealousy, sacrilige, murder, and a plot against King Louis XIV.

Episode suggested by Nicole at Madame Pheonix  

music by V►LH►LL
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John Jones age 24, arrived in Australia on the ship ‘Mary Pleasants’ as a free man, on the 9th August 1857. This episode tells the details of the crime which ended his two year stay in the new country and ended all his ambitions to prosper and succeed as others did on the same journey.
Jim Crow was born in Clarence Town in 1837, south of Maitland, and it is believed he was a member of the Wonnarua people of the Hunter Valley. Little is known about his life prior to his crime, such as his Aboriginal name. 
Jim Crow's skull was kept in the Museum of Victoria for 120 years. Find out how he was found and what happened to him.

References:
Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au

Repatriation of ancestral remains - Museums Victoria
Book tells of 19th century body-snatching and skull collecting (theage.com.au)
The skull, the phrenologist and the solution to a 150-year-old mystery - The Body Sphere - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Music: Lone Harvest: Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0