Between 1630 to 1655 in Italy, Giulia Tofana became famous for selling poison to women, mostly from the poor and working class, who wanted to murder their abusive and violent husbands. She and the members of her underground network were the facilitators of over 600 deaths. 
Made of a mixture of lead, arsenic, and belladonna, Aqua Tofana contained some of the same ingredients as normal cosmetics at the time, which helped it to blend in on a woman's nightstand or vanity.
Husbands were none the wiser that their wife's beauty regimen was their death warrant. The poison, and the method of administering it, meant that doctors and investigators believed the death had been caused by some unknown illness or disease. tinyurl.com/aunzxy6f
After 20 years, Giulia was finally caught, but her destiny is a mystery to this day.
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