William Palmer (murderer)
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William Palmer, also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners, was an English doctor and murderer. A court convicted him for the 1855 murder of his friend John Cook, whom he had poison
William Palmer (drawing by Joseph Simpson, 1912)
Residence of William Palmer, at Rugeley. Illustrated London News, 24 May 1856.
Dr. William Palmer's cigar case with cigar, made in France, 1840–1856
Palmer's diary recording the death of Cook
Apoplexy
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Apoplexy refers to the rupture of an internal organ and the associated symptoms. Informally or metaphorically, the term apoplexy is associated with being furious, especially as "apoplectic". Historica
William Palmer (murderer)
…died on 18 January 1849, two weeks after coming to stay with Palmer; she was known to have lent him money. An elderly Dr. Bamford recorded a verdict of apoplexy. Palmer was disappointed with the inheritance he and his wife gained from the death, having expected it to be much greater. Palmer became interested…
MRI of man with pituitary apoplexy