Personal Data
| Name: | Mary Ann COTTON (born Robson) |
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| Born: | 1 Oct 1832 |
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| Died: | 24 Mar 1873 |
Crime Data
| Classification: | Serial Killer |
| Country: | UK |
| Active: | 1857 – 1872 |
| Victims: | 21 |
| M.O.: | Arsenic poisoner who killed for insurance money |
| Arrested: | 1873 |
| Fate: | Hanged at Durham Gaol, 29 Mar 1873 |
History
Awaits update…
Victims
William Mowbray • George Ward • Frederick Cotton • Joseph Natrass • Charles Edward Cotton • others…
Books
Mary Ann Cotton: Britain’s First Female Serial Killer – David Wilson (2013, Waterside Press)
Mary Ann Cotton: Victorian Serial Killer – Simon Web (2015, Createspace Independent Publishing)
Mary Ann Cotton – The North Eastern Borgia? – Martin Connolly (2012, Oakleaf Publishing)
Mary Ann Cotton – Arthur Appleton (1973, Michael Joseph)
Mary Ann Cotton – Dark Angel: Britain s First Female Serial Killer – Martin Connolly (2016, Pen & Sword)
Mary Ann Cotton: England’s First Serial Killer – Andrew Alexander (True Crime Series Book 38)
Mary Ann Cotton: Victorian Serial Killer – Simon Web (2015, Createspace Independent Publishing)
Mary Ann Cotton – The North Eastern Borgia? – Martin Connolly (2012, Oakleaf Publishing)
Mary Ann Cotton – Arthur Appleton (1973, Michael Joseph)
Mary Ann Cotton – Dark Angel: Britain s First Female Serial Killer – Martin Connolly (2016, Pen & Sword)
Mary Ann Cotton: England’s First Serial Killer – Andrew Alexander (True Crime Series Book 38)
Films
Dark Angel – ITV Series 2017 starring Joanne Froggatt
