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In March of 1873, Mary Ann Cotton died in a botched execution. Convicted of the murder of her stepson Charles, she was sentenced to hang. Her reputation preceded her, as rumours swirled that she may have also had a hand in the deaths of several husbands, and the children she shared with them.
Although poison itself has been used as an effective mode of killing for thousands of years, toxic substances have played a unique role in the lives of women throughout history as easily accessible and highly effective murder weapons. Cordelia Botkin is no exception— she killed her ex-lover's wife with a box of poisoned candy.
