What Ash Kelley has said about Arsenic poisoning
2 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 9, 2026
Ash Kelley, Co-host of the true crime podcast Morbid, has been quoted on Arsenic poisoning 2 times in 1 episode of Morbid, most recently on April 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kelley describes Joseph Klimek's symptoms, including paralysis and garlic-smelling breath, and the deaths of two dogs that ate from his plate.
“His breath also started to smell strongly of garlic, even though he wasn't eating very garlicky foods”
Morbid: Tillie Klimek: Mrs. Bluebeard of Chicago (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 19:16
Kelley says Dr. P.T. Burns immediately recognized Joseph's condition as arsenic poisoning after his brother demanded a second opinion.
“Burns took one look at Joseph and immediately, like Elena, recognized the telltale signs of arsenic poisoning”
Morbid: Tillie Klimek: Mrs. Bluebeard of Chicago (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 20:35
Episodes
Tillie Klimek: Mrs. Bluebeard of ChicagoMorbid · Apr 9, 2026 · 50 min
Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart recount the arsenic murders, sensational 1923 trial, and conviction of Chicago's Tillie Klimek.
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