Dr William Palmer of Rugeley – Saintly Billy or Mass Murderer?

A talk by Steve Booth at Erasmus Darwin House on Dr William Palmer, the Rugeley Poisoner, convicted of murder in 1856.

Steve Booth gives a talk on Dr William Palmer, better known as the Rugeley Poisoner, who was convicted of murder in 1856. Born in Rugeley and executed at Stafford Prison, Palmer's downfall involved gambling, strychnine and his career as a Victorian killer. The hour-long talk asks who William Palmer really was and what led to his crimes.