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News of the Times Episode 139 | 1751
The Infamous Mary Blandy Case: Murderous Mondays
The Mary Blandy case of 1751 was a notorious murder trial in England that captured public attention and became a significant legal and social event of its time. Mary Blandy, a 31-year-old spinster, was accused of poisoning her father, Francis Blandy, in an attempt to marry her lover, Captain William Henry Cranstoun, an already married fortune hunter.
This well documented case is an early example of the did she or didn’t she murder mystery that is still argued to this day by historians.
Hosted by Robin Coles.
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