Mary Ann Cotton

circumstances. Officials would not catch her for many years, leaving her to commit her murderous acts on most of her family. She was born in October of 1932, and she was executed in Durham jail in March of 1873 (Hartlepool 1). She is said to have murdered up to twenty one family members and friends (Wilson 19). Mary Ann Cotton, Great Britain’s first female serial killer, was responsible for those devastating events (Wilson 19). Mary Ann Robson was born in the English mining town of Low Moonsly in October of 1832 (Hartlepool 1), (Hale 45). Her parents were Margaret and Michael Lonsdale (Hartlepool 1). Many said she was an outgoing child (Hale 45). Also, many said she was very faithful in her church attendance by the age of fourteen (Hale 45). Mr. Joseph Nattrass was Mary Ann’s first husband (Hale 49).Joseph had left a will that left all of his money to Mary Ann (Hale 49). When Mary Ann was employed by a Doctor Quick- Manning, she fell in love and wanted to be with him (Hale 49). Mary Ann soon murdered Joseph, her first child, and Frederick Cottons oldest…

husband they moved around so that William Mowbray, the first husband, could better himself but soon returned to their original home in South Hetton. During those years Mary gave birth to four children and each soon met their demise through an illness at that time said to be gastric fever. Mowbray was said to have gone on sea voyages and when he came back from his last one he grew violently ill until he died. Mary went into mourning, moved away and took a job as a nurse in Sunderland where she…

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The court proceeding called in three psychiatric specialists to evaluate Jane and determine if she is insane. During the evaluation, Jane confessed to having a sexual impulse to kill. She also volunteers information and confessed to murdering Mary Gibbs with poison. The panel of expert found her with insanity in “absence of moral sense”, and “lack of control”. Dr. Quinby did not find Jane lacking in intelligence since she comprehends her actions. One of the experts called in was from the…

After careful review of the assigned film titled “Murder on A Sunday” The viewer is introduced to the events that take place in Jacksonville, Florida on 7 May 2000 at approximately 0730. Mrs. Mary Ann Stevens was shot and killed in the breeze way of the Ramada. Stevens was accompanied by her husband Mr. Stevens, who was the only was the only eye witness in the case. Mr. Stevens identified 15 year old Brenton Butler as the shooter. Butler was arrested and charged with the murder of Mary Ann…

In the book a break with charity by ann rinaldi the main character, Susana english looks back on 1691 and all the choices she made that had to do with the Salam witch trials. Susana was standing in the town talking to the town gossip, Sarah bibber. When Susana was standing there she saw Ann Putnam and a group of girs she despreilty wanted to be friends with go into the reverends parris passage. Susana asked sarah and found out the only go in when the reverend is gone because they were strict…

all started in February of 1692. Six-year-old Betty Parris, daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, became suddenly ill. However, this was not the average illness (Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692). Young Betty’s symptoms included convulsive seizures, body contortions, impious screaming, and trance-like states. Soon, her cousin, Abigail Williams, who had recently started staying with them, began showing similar symptoms (The Salem Witch Trials, 1962). The family called in the local doctor, William…

story of Mary Anne Bell, a sweet country girl who is shipped into the Vietnam War by her boyfriend, Mark Fossie. Once there, Mary Anne embraces the people, the culture, and the war and transforms. As Mary Anne is a character in the story, one can come to the conclusion that that is all she is, a character. But Mary Anne is much more, and in other ways less. Mary Anne is an entity that the land and war transformed and in the end consumed. She was a victim of the war as it consumed her whole. When…

She was known to wear red corsets and see younger men, which gave her a negative reputation. With only one judge believing her innocence, Bishop was found guilty (Schanzer 55-85). On June 10th, Bridget Bishop was the first to hang for witchcraft (History.com). The first execution of the Salem Witch Trials helped to open the eyes of several people. Cotton Mather, a Boston minister, wrote that spectral evidence should not be used by itself in court. He believed in the Invisible World, but he…

Jane Long was the “Mother of Texas” because the birth of her child on Bolivar Peninsula. Jane long also was one of the first Anglo American’s in Texas. If you want to find out some more stuff about her just keep reading. Jane Long was born on July 23, 1798 in Charles County, Maryland. When she was born, she was one of ten children. She went to school at an academy and had a slave at a very young age. Jane’s dad died when she was less than one years old. In 1811 Jane moved to Mississippi with…