Hello and welcome to my Victorian nightmare. I'm your host, Genevieve Mannion,

and I'm here to talk about mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian era.

Because to me, there's just something especially intriguing,

creepy, and oddly comforting about horror and mayhem from the 19th century. So, listener discretion

is advised.

Hello, friends, and welcome to this my 83rd episode.

I hope that you had a lovely week.

I went for a little field trip with my whole coven to the botanical garden near my place after brunch this weekend. We scampered through the jungle rooms cackling among the 85 degree palm trees. That is why my voice is a little

froggy today. I feel reborn and so much more moisturized than last week. Highly recommended

palm tree cackles with a bunch of witches in the dead of winter.

What a vibe for you today, dear listener. I will discuss the criminal lunatic murderer and master

painter of fairies, Richard Dadd, the balziest, fraudulent mediums of all, the Davenport brothers,

men attacked with swords,

the tough lives of newsboys, and bloodthirsty female whiskey slingers, all this and much, much more.

But first, a little haunted housekeeping.

Thank you to Monique, Brin, Elena, Ayn, and Lacey for subscribing to the Patreon. You and everyone who joins are the reason why my show can continue, so thank you.

I've been talking about what to do and what not to do during this current eclipse season that we

find ourselves in over on the fan coven

and sharing some lovely meditations with techniques that I use to keep myself from going

insane or even more insane. I also discussed the murder of Christy Warden on the true crime

extras. That is one of the wildest true crime stories that I have

ever researched. Oh, also, I wanted to ask you something. Quick poll. I would love to know

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