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Plant Murder

Plant Murder

Written by: Aaron J. Reardon
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Plant Murder is a podcast that unearths the deadly intersection of plants and true crime. Each episode delves into the dark history behind fascinating plants, their fatal impact on infamous figures, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding their use. Did a Roman Emperor really die from a tiny mushroom? Why did the Victorians invent a deadly pear? Who in the Borgias brandished Belladonna and which man-eating plants are only a myth? Discover the sinister side of nature’s flora.


Hosted by Aaron J. Reardon, dig into the stories of poisonous plants and the fatal roles they’ve played in shaping human history.


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Episodes
  • Addendum - Garlic vs The Vampire's Surgeon

    Addendum - Garlic vs The Vampire's Surgeon
    Nov 11 2025

    Some background on the making of the episode, vampire panic and Hammer Horror.


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    Show theme: Poetic Justice by John Humphrey PRS

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    19 mins
  • Garlic vs The Vampire's Surgeon (Johannes Flückinger)

    Garlic vs The Vampire's Surgeon (Johannes Flückinger)
    Oct 28 2025

    Johannes Flückinger was a military surgeon sent to a frozen Serbian village in 1732 to explain a series of deaths the locals blamed on the dead rising from their graves. The villagers armed themselves with garlands of garlic, swearing its scent alone kept the revenants at bay. What Flückinger found defied every principle of medicine he had learned in Vienna: bodies unnaturally preserved, blood fresh in their veins, and villagers whispering one name...Arnold Paole. In this episode, we exhume one of Europe’s strangest medical reports, the Visum et Repertum


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    Show theme: Poetic Justice by John Humphrey PRS

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Fresh Cuttings - Addendums, Butchers and A Sense of History

    Fresh Cuttings - Addendums, Butchers and A Sense of History
    Jul 4 2025

    A warm welcome to new listeners. An update on addendum episodes, new episodes, audio mixes, some comment shout outs and a short film reco. Special thanks to the gang at Rusty Quill Network and ACAST.


    A Sense of History: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105355/


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    5 mins
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