Giulia Tofana - a podcast by Liz

In the 1650’s, a woman was preparing dinner for her husband. After serving him the bowl of soup, before he could lean forward and take his first bite, she suddenly screamed for him not to eat it. Wracked with guilt, and under the severe questioning of her husband, she revealed that she had bought poison from a local shop and served it to him. The papal authorities were called, and Giulia Tofana was arrested.

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