Podcast
Morbid
The hosts repeatedly cited the book while recounting Jane Toppan’s crimes, using it to explain how she staged deaths to appear natural and to argue that childhood abuse contributed to her psychopathy. Ash highlighted the author’s expertise on historic serial killers and referenced his other works. The discussion emphasized the book’s detailed research and positioned it as a key source for understanding Toppan.
Episode: Episode 561: “Jolly Jane” Toppan: Angel of Mercy (...
The book mentions a calculated effort to make the old woman's death seem like the result of natural causes.
a calculated effort to make the old woman's death seem like the result of natural causes.
Episode: Episode 560: “Jolly Jane” Toppan: Angel of Mercy (...
The book was frequently referenced throughout the podcast, detailing Jane Toppan's life and crimes. Schechter suggests that Jane and her sister likely suffered abuse at the hands of their father, and that this brutality played a role in the development of Jane's psychopathy.
According to author Harold Schechter, who we will be referencing his work a lot during this.
And you might recognize that name because in the Ed Gein series, we used his book Deviant for a lot of that, like mentioned him a lot during that too.
So he knows a lot about old timey serial killers.
modern research has conclusively shown that brutalization is always a factor in the development of adult psychopathy.
the wards of Bellevue were staffed by former inmates of Blackwell's Island Workhouse.
