What does an infamous Victorian-era murder have to do with Sir David Attenborough? More than you’d expect.

In this episode of the Death & Gardening Podcast, Jenny and Chelsea dive into the Richmond Murder of 1879 and the disturbing case of Kate Webster — a habitual liar, impersonator, and killer whose story resurfaces more than a century later in an unexpected connection to a modern broadcasting legend.

From a missing skull and a local pub to identity theft and Victorian London crime, this episode explores how one of Britain’s most infamous historical murders still echoes today.

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This week we take a dive deep back into Egyptian history and revisit the incestuous and often violent familial line of the seven Cleopatras, culminating with the most famous (and poison obsessed) Cleopatra VII.

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This week we take a minor departure from our normal topics to cover the life and poisonous death of the Father of Philosophy, Socrates. Unliked by his peers and beloved by his students, Socrates challenged the status quo in ways that eventually led to his untimely demise with a hemlock tea. We cover a bit of Greek history, explore some uncomfortable parallels between ancient tyrants and the modern world, and visit some of the few details that have survived about his trial.

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