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title: "Graham Young: The Teacup Poisoner"
description: "The horrifying true story of Graham Young, who became obsessed with poison at age eight, killed his stepmother as a teenager, and went on to terrorize his workplace as \"The Teacup Poisoner.\""
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/graham-young-the-teacup-poisoner.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-25
dateModified: 2026-06-25
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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The horrifying true story of Graham Young, who became obsessed with poison at age eight, killed his stepmother as a teenager, and went on to terrorize his workplace as "The Teacup Poisoner."
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