The Yorkshire Witch: The Cunning Crimes of Mary Bateman
A self-proclaimed witch in 1800s England used fake magic and poison to con her victims - until one murder too many brought her deadly schemes crashing down.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/YorkshireWitchFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: What if we…
Ep.175 - The Yorkshire Witch, Serial Killing Fraudster
Mary Bateman knew how to swindle people, and she did it extremely well to the gullible people of Leeds. She knew sorcery and potions, and when things didn't go her way, she also knew murder. I edited this one cause the warthog is still sick, durty k did the research, and honestly the people of lee…
“The Yorkshire Witch” Mary Bateman Pt. 1
Mary Bateman was an accomplished liar from a young age, and when she grew up, she started using that talent as a way of making money. Passing herself off as a witch, she tricked paranoid and gullible customers into handing over their hard-earned money in exchange for predictions and potions. But u…
The Yorkshire Witch and The Prophetic Chicken
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Long before modern scams, Mary Bateman mastered the art of deception. Claiming supernatural powers, she manipulated families into believing their lives depended on her rituals and remedies. What followed was a trail of fraud, forged documents, and murder by poison that made her on…
Arsenic and Lace: The Trial of the Yorkshire Witch - with Maddy Pelling
Mary Bateman lived in Yorkshire in the late 18th Century, an age that prized rational thought. Many people still longed to believe in the old ways and Bateman used this to her advantage, selling spells and enchantments to the desperate. Dr Maddy Pelling, co-host of the After Dark podcast and autho…
The Yorkshire Witch: Mary Bateman
The tale of Mary Bateman, infamously dubbed the Yorkshire Witch, unfolds as a gripping exploration of fraud and manipulation in early 19th-century England. At the heart of this episode is how Bateman exploited the fears of a community desperately seeking answers during tumultuous times. We dive in…
Guinevere: The Queen Who Broke Camelot?
Was Queen Guinevere a traitorous adulteress who caused the tragic downfall of Camelot, or a complex political survivor? Was she even real? Dr. Eleanor Janega and Arthurian expert Dr. Mary Bateman explore the changing faces of King Arthur’s legendary wife. They discuss her early mythological Welsh …
Dee-Brief: Mary Bateman - The Yorkshire Witch
The conwoman, poisoner, and "witch" who convinced people a chicken could predict the Second Coming
Dee heads to Yorkshire to uncover the astonishing story of Mary Bateman - a woman remembered as The Yorkshire Witch, despite never being convicted of witchcraft.
Born into poverty in the eighteenth c…
Fortune Tellers_ Mediums_ and Witchcraft - Did They Get Away With Murder_
A dark history exploring the chilling intersection of fortune telling, mediumship, and murder—where those who claimed to speak to spirits were themselves killers, or became victims of their clients' twisted beliefs. From the 17th-century French fortune teller La Voisin, whose poison ring murdered …
The Yorkshire Witch | Mary Bateman
In 1806, a charismatic "wise woman" named Mary Bateman terrorized the countryside around York, using psychological fear, fake mystics, and deadly arsenic to rob and murder her victims. In this episode of York After Dark, we dive into the chilling true crime story of "The Yorkshire Witch," her grue…
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