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|origin = Low Moorsley, Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England | |origin = Low Moorsley, Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England | ||
|goals = Kill her stepson (succeeded) | |goals = Kill her stepson (succeeded) | ||
|crimes = [[Murder]] <br> [[Familicide | |crimes = [[Murder]] <br> [[Familicide]] | ||
|type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer | |type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer | ||
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'''Mary Ann Cotton''' was an | '''Mary Ann Cotton''' was an Englishwoman and convicted murderer. She is believed to be a for-profit serial killer, predating Belle Gunness by thirty years. She is known for her execution following the poisoning of her stepson. | ||
Married at age twenty to William Mowbray, the newlyweds settled in Plymouth, Devon, to start their family. The couple had five children, four of whom died of ‘gastric fever and stomach pains’. | Married at age twenty to William Mowbray, the newlyweds settled in Plymouth, Devon, to start their family. The couple had five children, four of whom died of ‘gastric fever and stomach pains’. | ||
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[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Murderer]] | [[Category:Murderer]] | ||