Sandra Hempel: The Inheritor’s Powder

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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True Crime

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🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

A wealthy man is poisoned in 1830s England, and there are many suspects, including several heirs. Would coffee grounds prove to be crucial evidence in a murder case that helped change forensics? Sandra Hempel in her book, The Inheritor’s Powder, tells us the story of a determined chemist who shifted the outcome of a historic case.

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0:28.5	Mike Williams set off on a hunting trip into the swamps of north florida where it was thought he met his fate by a group of hungry alligators, except that's not what happened.
0:38.0	And after the uncovering of a secret love triangle, the truth would finally be revealed.
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0:49.0	Infamous International, The Pink Panther's story takes you into the world of service most infamous jewel thieves.
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1:06.0	This story contains adult content and language. Listener discussion is advised.
1:11.5	How do you know you're not being poisoned, your friends and family are smiling kindly at you.
1:22.5	How do you know one of them isn't trying to murder you? And of course you didn't know. You didn't know.
1:33.5	I'm Kate Winkler Dawson, a nonfiction author and journalism professor in Austin, Texas.
1:39.0	I'm also the host of the Historical True Crime Podcast, Tenfold More Wicked, and the co-host of the podcast buried bones on exactly right.
1:47.5	I've traveled around the world interviewing people for the show, and they are all excellent writers.
1:53.0	They've had so many great true crime stories, and now we want to tell you those stories with details that have never been published.
2:00.0	Tenfold More Wicked Presents, Wicked Words, is about the choices that writers make good and bad.
2:07.0	It's a deep dive into the stories behind the stories.
2:12.0	A wealthy man is poisoned in 1830s England, and there are many suspects, including several errors.
2:19.0	Will coffee grounds prove to be crucial evidence in a murder case that helped change forensics?
2:25.0	Sandra Hempel in her book The Inheriters Powder tells us the story of a determined chemist who shifted the outcome of a historic case.
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