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Patti McCracken Uncovers ‘History’s Most Astonishing Murder Ring’

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89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA
Published
Fri 09 Jun 2023
Episode Link
https://podcasts.whro.org/watchingAmerica/06092023_PattiMcCracken_PODCAST.mp3

It is a story that reads like one of today’s popular fiction crime novels — a 1920s village midwife known as “Auntie Suzy” had a knack for murder. And many of the women in her village were quick to adopt her murderous methods. And their dark secret remained undetected for more than 15 years. In her book “The Angel Makers: Arsenic, A Midwife, and Modern History’s Most Astonishing Murder Ring,” award-winning journalist Patti McCracken has pieced together the lives of Auntie Suzy, her wide network of killers, the unsuspecting victims, and the villagers who witnessed it all. She joins host Dr. Alan Campbell to discuss the book, her research, and why she was drawn to this project that took her 14-years to write. https://pattimccracken.com

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