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"Typhoid Mary" Mary Mallon Pt. 1

"Typhoid Mary" Mary Mallon Pt. 1

In the late 1800s, an Irish immigrant in New York City made ends meet by working as a cook for wealthy families. But wherever Mary Mallon went, typhoid fever followed.

Female Criminals · Parcast Network

August 18, 202137m 27s

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In the late 1800s, an Irish immigrant in New York City made ends meet by working as a cook for wealthy families. But wherever Mary Mallon went, typhoid fever followed. As more people succumbed to the deadly illness, a man named George Soper set out to investigate. By 1907, fever wasn’t the only thing tailing Typhoid Mary.

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