She told the mothers their babies had been adopted by rich families in distant countries. One payment. One handoff. And your child -- the one born outside of marriage, the one you could not afford -- would be raised by people with means. The mothers paid. The mothers left. The mothers believed. What Elisabeth Wiese actually did was poison the babies with morphine and burn their bodies in a stove in her apartment. She was a former midwife. A woman trained to bring children into the world.

Seven hundred miles south, in Belgium, a woman served digitalis in tea to her elderly customers. When the drug began to work, she stole their money. Then she attended the funerals and wept hysterically. Between funerals, she was spotted in nightclubs, dancing with men half her age, spending the stolen money. She described one victim as "an angel choked with sauerkraut."

Episode 16 extends the caregiver theme into history. The Angel-Maker. The professional caretaker who uses the trust of the role to kill. Two women. Two centuries. The same architecture.

Featuring: Elisabeth Wiese (July 1, 1853) | Marie Alexandrine Becker (July 14, 1879).

Signs of Danger: A True Crime Astrology Podcast | Season 4, Episode 16

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