The Blackpool Poisoner / Sarah Ann Ricketts / Louisa Merrifield - Part 1

The Blackpool Poisoner / Sarah Ann Ricketts / Louisa Merrifield - Part 1

Author: They Walk Among Us July 9, 2025 Duration: 46:28

With the peak of the summer season a few months away, boarding house manager Jessie Brewer was spending her downtime reading the morning paper when she saw an article about the death of an elderly woman who lived in the district. Her eyes widened at the part of the article where it listed April 14th, 1953, as the date of the woman’s death. Jessie was familiar with the deceased named Sarah Ann Ricketts, but she was surprised, as Jessie had been told that Sarah had passed away days before that… (Part 1 of 3).


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