Madeleine Smith

SEASON 1 : EPISODE 1
JUNE 6, 2022

Madeleine Smith - A Good Night For a Murder

For our first episode, I thought we’d start with a case that has a little bit of everything. A scandal within the upper echelons of Scottish Victorian society, a salacious affair, and of course, a poisoning. This is the case of murderess Madeleine Smith.

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Episode Sources

The Letters

Correspondence between Madeleine Smith and Emile L'Angelier

Highlights

  • Page 35 - The letters exchanged between the two after the first time they sleep together.

  • Page 136 - One of the saucier letters referenced where Madeleine teases Emile about being in her nightdress when he visits. 

  • Page 146 - Madeleine begs Emile not to expose their affair.

  • Page 157 - Emile demands to know if Madeleine is engaged.

Articles

Madeleine Smith

David Hamilton (architect)

James Smith (Glasgow architect)

Not proven

Madeleine Hamilton SMITH

Unmarked Grave of Pierre Emile L'Angelier

The Anecdotage of Glasgow - Madeline H. Smith's acquittal and closing scenes in court

Poison in the Cocoa

The Strange Case of Glasgow’s Madeleine Smith

Book

The Strange Affair of Madeleine Smith: Victorian Scotland's Trial of the Century

Victorian Society Tip

The Poisonous Beauty Advice Columns of Victorian England

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