Monthly Archives: January 2020

EFFIGY – Poison and the City

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Ingrid Eggers

  On April 21, 1831, the last public execution in Bremen took place on the Domhof in front of a huge crowd of 35,000 curious citizens. Gesche Gottfried, 46 years old, was beheaded for having poisoned 15 people close to … Continue reading →

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