79: Giulia Tofana

One night in Rome in 1651, a woman sat down to dinner with her husband, serving him a bowl of soup. But before he could take a sip, the woman broke down and confessed to her husband that she had laced it with poison in an attempt to kill him. As you might expect, the husband was none too happy about his wife’s plan to kill him, and he had her arrested. The woman was then tortured by authorities until she gave up the name of the person who had sold her the colourless, odourless, tasteless poison: Giulia Tofana.This week we’re covering serial poisoner, Giulia Tofana who allegedly helped over 600 people poison their spouses with her Aqua Tofana concoction.RELATED EPISODES:23: Black Widow Mary Ann Cotton 42: Baba Anujka FURTHER READING:Giulia TofanaThis 17th Century Cosmetician Killed 600+ Men: She Had Noble IntentionsAqua TofanaMeet The Woman Who Poisoned Makeup To Help Over 600 Women Murder Their HusbandsGiulia Tofana: The Legendary Serial Poisoner Of 17th-Century Rome-----------------------------------------------Like the show? Give us a rating and review!Join our Patreon:PatreonCheck out our merch store:Square Mile of Murder MerchGet our newsletter:NewsletterSend us an email:[email protected] us on social media:FacebookInstagramTwitterSquaremileofmurder.com