Mary+Ann+Cotton

= Mary Ann Cotton =


 * Mary Ann Robson was born in October, 1832, in Moorsley, Co. Durham
 * Her father was a miner who died while mining at Murton Colliery
 * Her mother had to raise her children all by herself
 * She met and merry her first husband, William Mowbray
 * They had 5 children together, but four of them died from gastric problems
 * William Mowbray died of an intestinal problem in January, 1865
 * His intestinal problem was caused by Mary Ann, she used arsenic and this caused his death
 * She had a second marriage with George Ward in August, 1865
 * George Ward suffered from illness and died in October, 1865
 * George's illness was caused by Mary Ann, she used arsenic and this caused his death
 * She had a third marriage with James Robinson and their child was born in November, 1867
 * The baby died of the mysterious gastric symptoms in March, 1868
 * James Robinson began to be suspicious
 * Mary Ann started to run up debts
 * James threw her out after finding out she had forced his children to pawn household possessions
 * Mary Ann murdered James by using arsenic
 * Her friend, Margaret Cotton introduced her to her brother, Frederick Cotton
 * She had a fourth marriage with Frederick Cotton and their son was born soon after
 * Frederick suffered with a mysterious stomach complaint and died in December, 1870
 * Frederick's mysterious stomach complaint was caused by Mary Ann, she used arsenic and this led to his death
 * Her fourth marriage ended short
 * Very soon, she fell in love with Joseph Nattress and got pregnant
 * Joseph Nattress died of the mysterious gastric fever in March
 * Joseph's mysterious gastric fever was caused by Mary Ann, she used arsenic and this caused his death
 * Frederick Cotton Jr. and her own baby son, Charles Cotton, died of the mysterious gastric fever in March, 1872
 * Again, Mary Ann used arsenic to murder her children
 * Known victims:
 * William Mowbray - first husband
 * George Ward - second husband
 * James Robinson - third husband
 * Frederick Cotton - fourth husband
 * Frederick Cotton Jr. - one of her children
 * Charles Cotton - one of her children
 * Mary Ann Cotton killed 21 people in total, including her husbands and children, by using arsenic
 * She collected their insurance money
 * She was hanged on March 24, 1873, at the Durham County Jail