Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer | 
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Mary Ann Cotton is believed to have poisoned 3 of her 4 husbands and 11 of her 13 children (although her grand total of victims might have been as high as 21). And this was 16 years before Jack the Ripper. 😮
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Leftcoastzen Busy gal. 6y
LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen Right? All that murdering wouldn‘t leave much reading time. I‘d make a horrible serial killer. 😉 6y
Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen 😂 6y
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merelybookish Did she say why she poisoned them? 6y
batsy Wow. I think I've vaguely heard of her but wasn't aware of the number. Sounds like a story I need to learn more about... 6y
Centique @LeahBergen your reply to @Leftcoastzen is stellar! 😂😂😂💕 6y
Zelma @LeahBergen you win. 👏 6y
mrp27 I watched Dark Angel. Such a fascinating story! 6y
LeahBergen @merelybookish She took out insurance policies on them. 😳 6y
LeahBergen @batsy I was surprised that I didn‘t know more about her. 6y
LeahBergen @Centique 😂😂 6y
LeahBergen @Zelma 😂 6y
LeahBergen @mrp27 I saw it, too! It‘s what inspired me to buy this book. 6y
Izai.Amorim Why did she spare the 4th husband? Love? 😁 6y
AceOnRoam Good question @Izai.Amorim 6y
Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola thought of you!!! What does that mean??? Just realized you are probably on your way to London...safe travels 😘❤️ (edited) 6y
LeahBergen @Izai.Amorim I‘m not sure. Maybe she didn‘t have an insurance policy for that one? 😆 6y
LeahBergen @AceOnRoam 😆😆 6y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen It means she likes the macabre reads like I do. 😆😆 @Reviewsbylola 6y
RaimeyGallant I've heard of her before... 6y