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'In 1981, the trial of Emily Perry in the Supreme Court of South Australia for the attempted murder of her husband by arsenic poisoning was a legal and media sensation. During her trial, strong circumstantial evidence was produced linking her with the deaths by arsenic poisoning of three other men. This article will explore aspects of the process of writing a true crime narrative in relation to writing about real deaths from a particularly brutal and painful case. It will also examine why the confrontational aspect of original archival material was important for the author to fully appreciate the moral challenge of writing about unsolved murder.' (Publication abstract)
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Dignifying the Poisoned Chalice : The Ethical Challenges of Using Archival Material in a Narrative about Death and Arsenic
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