S1 Ep80: The Connecticut Borgia – The Dark Tale of Lydia Sherman
In this haunting episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale takes you back to 19th century America, where Lydia Sherman—the infamous “Connecticut Borgia”—left a trail of death masked by domestic tranquility. With a soft smile and motherly warmth, Sherman lived a life that appeared ordinary. But behind her calm exterior was a methodical poisoner who turned her home into a house of horrors.Using arsenic, Lydia murdered not one, but multiple husbands, children, and stepchildren—claiming their lives slowly and silently. Their deaths were initially believed to be due to illness or misfortune. But…
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