Due to the nature of this case, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder.

Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen.

By the time her story ended, Mary Bateman was known by another name, the Yorkshire Witch.

And though many women throughout history were persecuted for being witches,

we now know that it was unlikely any of them were actually practicing witchcraft.

But what about Mary Bateman?

If she wasn't a real witch,

she certainly wasn't innocent

by any stretch of the imagination.

She lured her victims in,

bled them dry,

then cast them aside without a second thought.

And before long,

her schemes became deadly. I'm Vanessa Richardson,

and this is Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. You can find us here every Monday. Be sure to check us

out on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast. We'd love to hear from you. If you're listening

on the Spotify app, swipe up and give us your thoughts. This week, we're concluding our story on

Mary Bateman, also known as the Yorkshire Witch. We'll dive into Mary's dabble into poison

and the doomsday plot that angered an entire city.

Stay with us.

I'm Nicola Cochlin, and for BBC Radio 4, this is history's youngest heroes.

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