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23: Black Widow Mary Ann Cotton

Square Mile of Murder
Square Mile of Murder
Episode • Jul 15, 2020 • 49m

This week we dive into the story of Mary Ann Cotton, whom criminologists have dubbed Britain’s First Female Serial Killer, and look at how this black widow got away with murdering an estimated 13 children, 3 husbands, and many others, with all their deaths being blamed on a variety of common Victorian diseases and ailments.

FURTHER READING:

Mary Ann Cotton

Dark Angel Miniseries

Mary Ann Cotton | Biography, Murders, Trial, & Execution

Dark Angel: How were Mary Ann Cotton’s terrible crimes uncovered?

Plymouth's forgotten serial killer who murdered her own children

Mary Ann Cotton and Arsenic Poisoning in the Victorian Era

Mary Ann Cotton - Poison - Arsenic - Aerial Killer - Mary Robson

The Most Evil Women in History by Shelley Klein

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