Edith Jessie Thompson

Edith Jessie Thompson was sentenced to death at Holloway prison, for murder of her husband. At the same moment Edith was hanged, her lover Fredrick Bywaters was also hanged. The death stirred up disaproval, as many disputed her guilt

Bywaters Disputed Edith Fredrick Guilt Hanged Holloway Hung Jessie Sentenced Stirred

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