S03E06 - "The Teacup Poisoner" Graham Frederick Young

In the sixth episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of Graham Frederick Young aka The Teacup Poisoner.⁣
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On July 5, 1962, at the age of 14, Graham Young was sentenced to serve 15 years in Broadmoor Hospital for maliciously administering poison to his dad, sister, and school friend Christopher Williams.

After serving just short of 9 years, Young was released from Broadmoor on February 4, 1971.
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He went on to poison around 70 of his work colleagues, killing two of them in the process.

On June 29, 1972, Young was found guilty of the murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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He died of a myocardial infarction at Parkhurst Prison on August 1, 1990.

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Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
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My recording equipment:
Shure SM57 Dynamic Mic
Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface
Audacity

Edited in:
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019
Audacity

Mastered in:
Auphonic

References:

Boy “obsessed with drugs” send to Broadmoor. (1962, July 6). The Guardian, 13. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

Tew, K. (1971, November 23). Lab man’s death: Murder charge. Evening Standard, 8. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

Ashes of lab man exhumed. (1971, November 28). The Observer, 1. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

Man on murder charges accused of poison bid. (1972, January 26). Evening Standard, 9. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

QC says diary held chilling record of 8 poison victims. (1972, June 20). The Guardian, 6. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

Tew, K. (1972, June 22). Storeman gave lecture on poison - detectives. Evening Standard, 6. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

Tew, K. (1972a, June 29). Boy with a deadly hobby. Evening Standard, 28–29. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

GRAHAM YOUNG. (1972b, June 29). Hansard. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1972/jun/29/graham-young

Harvey, P. (1972, June 30). A mind steeped in poison. The Guardian, 13. Retrieved from Newspapers.com.

Bowden, P. (1996), Graham Young (1947–90); the St Albans poisoner: his life and times. Criminal Behav. Ment. Health, 6: 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.132

Hicks, M. (Director) (2011, May 8). The Teacup Poisoner (Season 1, Episode 2)  [TV series episode]. In K. Beal (Executive Producer), Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook. Talent TV South; Woodcut Media.

All That’s Interesting. (2018, November 9). The Twisted Story Of Graham Young – The “Teacup Poisoner.” https://allthatsinteresting.com/graham-young

Jordan, F. (2019, May 20). Laurel Hedge WARNING: Common garden plant can quickly turn into deadly CYANIDE. Express. https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/garden/1129540/laurel-laurel-hedging-cyanide-poisonous-plants-alnwick-poison-garden-video

Biography.com Editors. (2020, June 5). Graham Young. Biography. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/graham-young

Wikipedia contributors. (2021, June 30). Graham Young. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Young

Graham Young, the Bovingdon Poisoner. (n.d.). Watford Observer. Retrieved July 4, 2021, from https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/thebovingdonpoisoner/