William Palmer (6 August 1824 – 14 June 1856) also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners was an English doctor found guilty of murder in one of the most notorious cases of the 19th century. Palmer was convicted for the 1855 murder of his friend John Cook and was executed in public by hanging the following year.
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