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Noble Blood

Darya Saltykova, Serial Killer

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Society & Culture, History

4.713.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In the 18th century in Russia, a noblewoman named Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova was well known in her area for treating her serfs with unique cruelty. But the true situation was far worse than the rumors. Eventually, she would be convicted of beating 38 young women to death, but many think she might have killed over a hundred more.

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0:00.0

Before we begin, just a little bit of housekeeping.

0:04.8

I'm sure you're tired of hearing about it, but I wrote a book.

0:08.1

It's a young adult novel called Anatomy, a Love Story.

0:11.5

It takes place in the 19th century in Edinburgh and it's a story about the dawn of surgery,

0:17.3

body snatchers and the like.

0:19.8

And if you're looking for a, you know, post-January holiday treat for yourself and you

0:25.2

wanted to pre-order, that would mean a lot to me.

0:28.4

If you've heard anything about supply chain issues, that's happening at tonn in books.

0:32.2

And so pre-orders are a really important way for publishers to make sure that everyone

0:36.4

who wants a book actually gets one.

0:38.4

So that's Anatomy, a Love Story.

0:41.0

Noble Blood is also on Patreon.

0:42.6

If you want to support the show, I upload episode scripts there with, you know, sometimes

0:46.8

little extra tidbits or information.

0:49.4

I'm also starting a brand new series where my friend Karama and I go through the entire

0:56.2

catalog of the CW television show Rain for all of its historical inaccuracies.

1:02.2

So if that's something that you think might interest you, that'll be over on the Patreon.

1:07.6

There's also Noble Blood merch at dftba.com.

1:11.6

I use my Noble Blood beheaded Marie Antoinette tote.

1:15.7

Basically every time I go to the farmer's market and I don't care if I get weird looks,

1:19.3

we have mugs, totes and pins which make a great holiday present.

1:23.6

So without further ado, here is this week's episode.

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