Ansell, Mary (1877–1899)

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Ansell, Mary (1877–1899)

English murderer. Born 1877 in England; hanged, age 22, July 19, 1899.

Took out an insurance policy worth 22 pounds on her sister Caroline, an inmate in the Leavesden Asylum in Waterford; mailed Caroline a cake laced with phosphorus (Mar 1899); after Caroline died in agony having eaten the gift, was found guilty of murder.

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