The Blackpool Poisoner / Sarah Ann Ricketts / Louisa Merrifield - Part 2

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They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Amid the strange circumstances surrounding the death of a frail elderly woman, suspicion falls on her housekeeper. As Sarah Ann Ricketts’ final days are dissected in court, questions still linger. Did she pass away naturally in her sleep, or was she callously murdered with rat poison?... (Part 2 of 3).

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