BBC - Great Crimes and Trials Series 3 Set 1 (1995) Part 6 Graham Young The Compulsive Poisoner

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Part 6 Graham Young The Compulsive Poisoner

The convicted poisoner who was 'reformed' in Broadmoor only to strike again. Following an early fascination with poisons, at the young age of 14, Graham Young began poisoning his family with heavy metals. After killing his stepmother and sickening his father, sister, and aunt, he was arrested and detained at the Broadmoor Hospital under the Mental Health Act. Nine years later, he was declared 'fully recovered' and released from the hospital. Within a year, two of his co-workers would die of thallium poisoning. Employees in a British optical equipment company begin to fall prey to a mystery ilness. A thorough search for a cause leads to a disturbing revelation one of the stockroom workers has been systematically poisoning his colleagues! In this chillingly fascinating biography, extensive archival photos and film unveil the long criminal history and dark motivations of poisons genius Graham Young. Film interviews with people who knew Young help convey the acute suffering inflicted by a homicidal chemistry buff. An accomplished poisoner since his teenage years, Young appeared to be a reformed man - but appearance in this case were completely deceiving.

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