Poison
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May 2026 UPDATE: Aiding suicide (Pt 6)
May 29, 2026 · 31 minToday on Friday, 29th May, 2026 Kenneth Law has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting suicide in Canada. In this special bonus episode, James chats to a former Ontario police officer about how they brought Law to justice, and catches up…
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2024 UPDATE: Kenneth Law in the dock (Pt 5)
August 29, 2024 · 15 minIn this update episode of Poison, Kenneth Law faces 14 counts of murder and 14 of aiding suicide. James sits down with series producer Will to talk through the developments. WARNING: This series contains discussions about suicide. If you…
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UPDATE: Kenneth Law is arrested (Pt 4)
May 3, 2023 · 18 minA huge moment in The Times podcast series Poison. Days after Poison first aired, Kenneth Law is arrested in Canada. At a late-night press conference, police reveal the alleged scale of his operation: 1,200 packages, shipped to over 40…
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BONUS: A conversation on suicide prevention
April 28, 2023 · 43 minIn this bonus episode of Poison, James goes beyond the headlines and looks at the academic research into why people take their own lives. Why does suicide occur? Why is there still a stigma around it? And how can we work to prevent people…
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An encounter in Toronto (Pt 3)
April 27, 2023 · 39 minIn part three of Poison, James flies to Canada, hoping to talk to Kenneth Law. After days chasing leads, he tracks him down to a car park in Toronto. WARNING: this series contains discussions about suicide. If you or someone you know has…
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The man who sells death (Pt 2)
April 26, 2023 · 24 minIn part two of Poison, the search for answers leads to a name: Kenneth Law. From a quiet suburb outside Toronto, Law appears to run a website selling a substance to young, vulnerable, adults around the world, some of whom are using it to…
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The Life of Tom Parfett (Pt 1)
April 25, 2023 · 24 minTwenty two-year-old Tom Parfett took his own life in October, 2021. In part one of Poison, his father David begins to ask questions. What first appeared as an isolated tragedy reveals a darker truth - one that exposes the ease with which…
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Introducing: Poison
April 24, 2023 · 2 minTwenty two-year-old Tom Parfett took his own life in October, 2021. In The Times series, Poison, his grieving father’s search for answers leads investigative journalist James Beal from a quiet British town to a freezing carpark in Canada…