The Infant Poisoner
How did a cruel caregiver inflict widespread agony?
4.4 (26)
39 mins
Discover the horrific true story of Martha Rendell, the infamous early twentieth-century stepmother convicted of poisoning her partner's young children in Western Australia. Explore how she secretly swabbed the victims' throats with corrosive hydrochloric acid under the guise of treating diphtheria.
Ep 1:
The House on Charlotte Street
In a dusty Perth suburb, a woman scorned by society builds a fragile new family—until a doctor notices something isn't right about the children in her care.
Ep 2:
One Woman, Three Coffins
As diphtheria sweeps Perth, the Morris children fall sick one by one under Martha Rendell's watchful hands, and death becomes a grim, repeating pattern.
Ep 3:
Acid, Ashes, and a Boy Who Ran
A detective's paper trail of acid receipts and a terrified boy's testimony unravel Martha Rendell's carefully built world, dragging her into a courtroom that had already judged her.
Ep 4:
The Last Woman Hanged
Sentenced and unrepentant, Martha Rendell walks to the gallows as the last woman ever hanged in Western Australia—leaving a century-old mystery of guilt, ignorance, or injustice.
Discussions (5)
Charles
Level 4 · 1 mo agoThomas buying the acid and walking free while Martha hanged for it is not just an injustice it's a complete joke. 40 minutes to convict her but they couldn't hold him accountable at all?
Vance
Level 4 · 1 mo agoMartha bought acid regularly and stopped the exact day Arthur died. That tracks.
Calvin
Level 5 · 1 mo agoGeorge's word alone ain't proof
