Mercury
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Ann Williams
Mercury is not a widely used method for killing someone but it has been
used from time to time. When Ann Williams fell in love with her own butler
she wanted to get rid of her husband so when her husband sat down to eat
his tea he had no way of knowing that his wife had mixed in a quantity
of white mercury. After eating it he became very ill and went to bed and
called the doctor.
He had been suspicious of his wife for some time and told the doctor
of his thoughts. Williams died the next day and the doctor called the authorities
who immediately arrested Ann. She was found guilty and burnt at the stake,
a common enough method in the 1700's.
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Gregg Manning
