Even the rat-catcher said it was an easy mistake to make.
human interest
The Norfolk Murders, Part 2: Catherine Frarey and Frances Billing
The last women to be hanged in Norfolk
The Norfolk Murders, Part 1: Mary Wright
Arsenic in the plum cakes.
Sarah Chandler: The one that got away (1814)
A daring escape from the gallows.
Ann Baker, hanged for stealing sheep (1801)
Why did she die when so many others received lighter sentences?
Mary Thorpe: First woman to be executed in the 19th century
Suffering from post-partum mental illness