Which Victorian murderer was known as The Staffordshire Poisoner?
William Palmer (murderer) William Palmer (murderer) William Palmer (6 August 1824 – 14 June 1856), also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners, was an English doctor found guilty of murder in one of the most notorious cases of the 19th century. Charles Dickens called Palmer "the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey". Palmer was convicted for the 1855 murder of his friend John Cook, and was executed in public by hanging the following year. He had poisoned Cook with strychnine, and was suspected of poisoning several other people including his brother and his mother-in-law, as well
George Chapman (murderer) Chapman killed acquaintances, and although Chapman did live in Whitechapel it was not particularly near the scene of the murders. Chapman's story was dramatised twice by Towers of London. Firstly in 1949 in "Secrets of Scotland Yard" as "George Chapman... Poisoner, Publican and Lady Killer" and then again in a 1951 episode of "The Black Museum" entitled "The Straight Razor". Both conclude with a brief argument for Chapman's identity as Jack the Ripper. George Chapman (murderer) George Chapman (14 December 1865 – 7 April 1903), born as Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski, was a Polish serial killer known as the Borough Poisoner.