
S9E27 - S9 E27 - Murder in a Teacup - Poisoning the Pecks of Grand Rapids
Published: December 1, 2025
Duration: 32:26
Murder, poison, and deception inside a quiet Grand Rapids home.
In 1916, Stanley Peck nearly died after months of mysterious illnesses. What looked like a simple case of “gastric troubles” soon unraveled into one of Michigan’s most twisted domestic plots. Behind it: a domineering mother, her conflicted daughter, and a smooth-talking fraud who called himself a doctor.
In this episode of Malice in the Mitten, we dive deep into the shocking true story of the Peck family poison plot — a scandal involving morphine, atropine, false diagnoses, secret vials, and a slow, methodical attempt to kill a husband...