Grow for me (Botanical poisoners with John Rattacasa)

Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 6:17 p.m.

b"Leslie is still on Maternity Leave so this week we bring you an episode on Holly's favorite topic, poison, with one of her favorite people, frequent campfire guest and all around friend of WWBD; John Rattacasa! John has his very own poison garden with all of the rarest and deadliest plants in the world.\\xa0\\nHolly and John talk all things botanical poison and then explore some cases where these rare and beautiful killers were actually used for sinister purposes. Holly tells the stories of Cangrande Della Scala Lord of Verona, who's mysterious death in 1329 was not untangled\\xa0 until scientists happened upon his perfectly preserved mummy in 2015, and David Wayne Sconce the world's most diabolical mortician. John brings us a tale of the world's deadliest and least talked about poison flower, Wolfsbane. This is a fun one fiends!\\nClick to learn more\\nArticle on the Digitalis Mummy\\ncasefile on David Wayne Sconce\\nFollow John on Tiktok\\nJohn's Etsy shop\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nValidate Us:\\nWWBD Merch Shop\\nBuy us a cup of validation\\nWWBD Official Soundtrack, Vol. 1\\nWWBD Official Soundtrack, Vol. 2\\nShadows of Christmas (WWBD Christmas Album)\\nSponsors\\nShore Soaps\\nTry Audible Plus\\nGive the Gift of Audible!\\nKindle Unlimited Membership\\nAmazon Prime Free Trial\\nJoin the Conversation"