The Black Widow of Vienna: Elfriede Blauensteiner
Vienna, January 1996. Detectives are at the door before dawn. The woman who opens it has already buried the men who rewrote their wills for her.
Host Alexander Lawson tells the story of Elfriede Blauensteiner — the Austrian serial poisoner known as the Black Widow. She hunted lonely, wealthy pensioners through newspaper ads, moved in as carer and companion, then used a diabetes drug, an antidepressant, and ice-cold towels to finish them. Three murders proved. Five confessed, then recanted. Police suspected ten or more.
In court she held up a golden crucifix and said she washed her hands in…
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