August 6, 1824 - William Palmer

William Palmer (6 August 1824 – 14 June 1856), also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners, was an English doctor and murderer. A court convicted him for the 1855 murder of his friend John Cook, whom he had poisoned with strychnine.

Palmer was hanged in public the year following his conviction. Charles Dickens called Palmer "the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey".

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