In this episode, Brad and Denise interview Patti McCracken about her book, The Angel Makers - Arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring.
OK if you know, you know. Denise never reads these types of books. This was a first for her, and she was hooked. This story drags you into the world of Suzannah “Auntie Suzy” Fazekas and the hard times that was daily life for these people in the villages in the early 1900s
The story goes into a group of women who used arsenic as a means to deal with certain situations. If your husband was not up to standards, why not get rid of him? If you got pregnant and did want the child, why not get rid of the baby? Auntie Suzy had a plethora of knowledge to help you out with your family life. For good and for evil. She also would help you out if you didn't want her help.
This is the story of Auntie Suzy and her helpers who went on to kill at least 162 people but that number could be far more. Just as you think the story is done, it keeps going with a twist at the end.
Patti McCracken is an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured in Smithsonian, Wall Street Journal, Columbia Journalism Review, San Francisco Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Guardian, and numerous other publications. She was formerly on staff at the foreign/national desk of the Chicago Tribune and was twice a Knight International Press Fellow.
The Book | Patti McCracken
The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring: McCracken, Patti: 9780063275034: Books - Amazon.ca
The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring by Patti McCracken | Goodreads
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