Martha Needle's Crimes
What lay behind a naive girl's smile?
4.4 (10)
47 mins
Learn about the rise and fall of a woman whose victims were the very people closest to her. Discover how greed, poison, and mounting suspicion led authorities to uncover a disturbing trail of deaths.
Ep 1:
The Black Widow of Richmond
Meet Martha Needle, Melbourne's grieving widow whose endless tragedies masked a far darker truth lurking beneath her saintly reputation and quiet suburban life.
Ep 2:
One by One They Fall
As Martha's husband and daughters die one by one, insurance payouts follow and a new fiancé's suspicious brother becomes her next calculated target.
Ep 3:
The Whistle in the Teacup
A brother-in-law's daring sting operation with a hidden whistle exposes Martha's poisoned tea, unraveling a decade of arsenic deaths hidden behind devoted care.
Ep 4:
I Have Nothing to Say
Martha faces trial, an insanity defense, and a swift guilty verdict before walking to the gallows with chilling, unexplainable calm and silence.
Ep 5:
The Poison in the Bloodline
A hidden gravestone and a shocking family echo decades later reveal Martha Needle's unsettling, unanswered legacy of poison and inherited darkness.
Discussions (5)
Johnna
Level 2 · 2 mo agoMartha really said 'I have nothing to say' after a decade of arsenic tea service. The audacity of that woman.
Russell
Level 3 · 2 mo agoMartha really said 'I have nothing to say' after a decade of arsenic tea service. Bold final review.
Kaden
Level 6 · 2 mo agoMartha poisoned her own kids?!
