Ep. 17 Poison Now Prison Later

Hello and welcome to Episode 17 of Smoke Til It’s Gone or Die! This
week, we’ve got quite the body count...Rylee tells the wicked tale
of Catherine Monviosin, a woman from 1600s France who dipped her
toes in many different pools. A high-priestess in the Catholic
Church, a con-artist, poison-maker, and attempted assassin of The
Sun King; Catherine taught us a valuable lesson. And that is:
Poison First Prison Later! Going along with this theme, Patty
covers the story of Kristen Gilbert. The Wicked Nurse of Western
Mass, armed with epinephrine and a battery-operated voice-changer,
wreaked havoc on the C Ward of a VA Hospital in Northampton MA in
the 80s and 90s. Like we said...quite the body count. Rylee’s
Probable Cause this week is Feeding America, please read up and
donate at https://www.feedingamerica.org/. Their mission is to feed
America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks
and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. Patty’s Probable
Cause this week is The American Nurses Association’s dedicated
Coronavirus Response Fund. Please consider making a donation at
https://www.nursingworld.org/foundation/programs/coronavirus-response-fund/
The Fund has four focus areas: Supporting the mental health of
nurses – today and in the future. Ensuring nurses everywhere have
access to the latest science-based information to protect
themselves, prevent infection, and care for those in need. Driving
the national advocacy focused on nurses and patients. Provide
direct financial assistance to nurses facing hardship due to a
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