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Marie Lafarge: Arsenic, Marriage, and the Birth of Forensic Justice

Marie Lafarge: Arsenic, Marriage, and the Birth of Forensic Justice

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Travel back to 19th-century France for the sensational Marie Lafarge trial: a mismatched marriage, a sudden death, and the explosion of public outrage as arsenic and circumstantial evidence pointed to a young wife. The case hinged on cutting‑edge toxicology—Mathieu Orfila’s Marsh test—and fierce disputes over contamination, expert authority, and the limits of emerging science.

Convicted in 1840 and later partially pardoned, Lafarge’s fate remains debated, but her trial reshaped how forensics, gendered bias, and social narrative influence justice. This episode untangles the chemistry, courtroom drama, and unresolved questions behind a historic legal turning point.

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