Cadden, Mamie (c. 1894–1959)

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Cadden, Mamie (c. 1894–1959)

Irish murderer. Name variations: Marie Anne Cadden. Born c. 1894 in Ireland; died April 20, 1959, in Dundrum, Ireland.

After Helen O'Reilly was found dead in Dublin from a botched abortion (1956), was charged with murder, tried and found guilty; death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment; was transferred to Dundrum Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum (1958).

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