You’ll discover how Dyer exploited the desperate circumstances of unwed mothers, how she used opium-based cordials and white dressmaking tape to silence victims, and how the Thames discovery in 1896 finally exposed her operation. We also explore the 1901–1902 garden bone discovery, the Victorian adoption crisis, and the reforms her crimes forced into law.
This episode delivers a slow-burn, cinematic dive into:
• The rise of baby farming in 19th-century Britain
• The deadly methods Amelia Dyer used to kill infants in her care
• How poverty, stigma, and lack of oversight created a breeding ground for tragedy
• The investigation that ended her decades-long reign
• Her lightning-fast trial and execution at Newgate Prison
• The long-term impact on UK child protection laws
If you love true crime rooted in verified history — the kind that is darker than fiction because it actually happened — this is an episode you won’t forget.
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