{"product_id":"martha-needle-the-spellbinding-story-o","title":"Martha Needle : The Spellbinding Story O","description":"The extraordinary Martha Needle was not only the most treacherous \npoisoner in Australian history - she clearly stands out as one of the \nnation’s worst murderesses of all time. And from an international \nperspective, she still ranks among the world’s most prolific female \nkillers.In her day, Martha was as big as Ned Kelly – and she even shared\n the same pugnacious lawyer. Throughout late 1894, her epic tale kept \nthe Australian community transfixed and was dramatically reported around\n the globe as ‘the story of the century’. Even in more modern times, the\n story of Martha Needle continues to be widely chronicled as one of the \nmost mind-boggling poisoning cases in the annals of crime and she \nremains a polarising figure in Australian history.Luridly dubbed the \n‘Black Widow’ by the world’s press, this manipulating young woman \ndeviously used arsenic to exterminate all those around her who stood in \nthe way of her personal ambitions – which ultimately even included her \nown children.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Martha Needle story had it all: family conflict, betrayal, \ngruesomeness, a media frenzy, shattered societal expectations, dodgy \nlawyers, guileless doctors, questionable police, a mysterious and \nattractive accused,romance, and even a hint of sexual scandal.Although \nshe was officially only convicted of one murder, Martha paid the \nultimate price for her deeds. After a landmark investigation and trial, \nshe was hanged at the gallows– even though many members of society were \noutraged by the state-endorsed execution of a woman.But amid such an \nemotional outcry, a multitude of scandalous secrets also fell through \nthe well-oiled trap door with the tight-lipped poisoner on that grim \nfateful morning. It was readily accepted at the time of her early demise\n that she had left other victims in her wake.Whilst awaiting her murder \ntrial in this grisly case, Martha sat passively by whilst four bodies – \nall ultimately found to contain arsenic - were exhumed from their \nrespective graves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompelling new evidence is now fully examined for the very first \ntime, firmly placing Martha Needle in the frame for a string of at least\n five further murders and two attempted killings. It is now time to \nanswer these haunting mysteries, and for the astonishing story of \nAustralia’s legendary Femme Fatale to finally be told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57304506466686,"sku":"NW9781921024955","price":15.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781921024955.jpg?v=1778560746","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/martha-needle-the-spellbinding-story-o","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}