April 29, 2021

S02E10 | Sarah Dazley | The Murder of William Dazley

True Crime England

I tell the story of Sarah Dazley and William Dazley in this final episode of season 2.

 

Sarah was found guilty of murdering her ex-husband William Dazley in October 1842.

 

Her weapon of choice was arsenic.

 

Sarah was also accused of killing her first husband, Simeon Mead, and the pair's son, Jonah Mead, but she wasn't charged with either of those murders.

 

She was sentenced to death by hanging. Her execution took place at Bedford Prison on August 5, 1843.

 

Intro music:⁣

David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣

https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic⁣

 

References:⁣

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