Arsenic poisoning
Subject in True Crime
Arsenic poisoning has come up in 3 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ash KelleyCo-host of the true crime podcast Morbid
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
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
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Morbid · 3 episodes
Episodes
Blanche Taylor Moore, The Oldest Woman on Death Row (Part 2)Morbid · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 h 7 min
Morbid hosts Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley conclude the case of Blanche Taylor Moore, who poisoned Reverend Dwight Moore with arsenic and was sentenced to death.
- Blanche Taylor Moore, The Oldest Woman on Death Row (Part 1)
Morbid · Jun 29, 2026 · 1 h 1 min
The Morbid hosts recount the first part of the life of Blanche Taylor Moore, from her strict childhood through a series of suspicious deaths, fires and a lawsuit.
- Tillie Klimek: Mrs. Bluebeard of Chicago
Morbid · Apr 9, 2026 · 50 min
Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart recount the arsenic murders, sensational 1923 trial, and conviction of Chicago's Tillie Klimek.