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Pimlico Mystery

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The Pimlico Mystery is the name given to the circumstances surrounding the 1886 death of Edwin Bartlett, possibly at the hands of his wife, Adelaide Bartlett. More exactly, it describes the mystery as to how a fatal quantity of chloroform came to be in Mr Barlett's stomach, despite having not caused any damage to his throat or windpipe. Adelaide Bartlett was tried for her husband's murder, but was acquitted. Popular belief has it that Mrs Bartlett's acquittal was partly secured because the prosecution could not prove how Mrs Bartlett had committed the crime.

References

  • Bridges, Yseult, Poison and Adelaide Bartlett
  • Notable British Trial Series, The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett
  • Stratmanm, Linda, Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion
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