Picture No | 10218222 |
Date | 1922 |
Description | Edith Jessie Thompson |
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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.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1922 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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