Buried in doubt : death by poison? Two bodies exhumed. Uncertainty over the burden of proof / Glenda Northey.

" I recently published a book which you may be interested in as the trials were held in Sydney, Australia.

Buried in doubt is a tale of poison and how it was allegedly used in two deaths by a married New Zealand woman, Jane Hampton/Smith/Balkie.
In the early 19020's Jane was charged with the murder of two male 'friends'. Both men's bodies required exhumation after they were initially believed to be both natural deaths, and after testing were found to contain either arsenic or strychnine. The book describes Jane's four trials and their outcomes in Sydney, Australia.
It also examines the use of poison and the long-standing belief that it was a woman's weapon of choice for murder. It evaluates the findings of expert witnesses of poison, examines other New Zealand and Australian cases, and questions the level of awareness held by male juries about developments in medical jurisprudence, forensic science and toxicology." --- email to JSNWL from the author, 13/9/2019.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-122)

1. Jane Smith -- 2. Patrick 'Pat' Conway -- 3. The investigation into Patrick Conway's death -- 4. Patrick Conway's inquest -- 5. Postponements -- 6. Trial one: Rex vs Smith, 22 April to 27 April 1901 -- 7. Trial two: 10 June to 15 June 1901 -- 8. Trial three: 17 June to 22 June 1901 -- 9. A post-trial interview with Jane Smith -- 10. 1901 to 1908 -- 11. Alexander 'Alick' Brown -- 12. The investigation into Alexander Brown's death -- 13. The inquest into Alexander Brown's death -- 14. Rex vs Baikie, 15 June to 19 June 1908 -- 15. A post-trial critique of the prosecutor, the judge and the legal system -- 16. Proving murder by poisoning -- 17. Poison - a woman's weapon of choice? -- 18. Epilogue.