1804: The fate of Ann Hurle, capitally convicted of fraud
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William Hone on the case against Elizabeth Miller, who mistook arsenic for oatmeal
Even the rat-catcher said it was an easy mistake to make.
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?