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Mary Ann Cotton

Mary Ann Cotton was an English convicted murderer who was executed for poisoning her stepson. Despite her sole conviction for murder, she is believed to have been a serial killer who killed many others including 11 of her 13 children and three of... Wikipedia
Died: March 24, 1873 (age 40 years), HMP Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
Spouse: George Ward (m. 1865–1866) and William Mowbray (m. 1852–1865)
Date apprehended: 18 July 1872
Other names: The Black Widow