Mary Cotton

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:alias The Black Widow
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:Scotland_Yard
gptkbp:appearsIn various adaptations
gptkbp:associatedWith Victorian era crimes
gptkbp:birthDate 1832-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Cemetery,_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
gptkbp:chargingTime multiple counts of murder
gptkbp:children 5
Robert,_Mary,_and_others
gptkbp:convictedOf murder
gptkbp:court found guilty
Mary_Ann_Cotton_trial
gptkbp:culturalHeritage documentaries
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired horror stories
gptkbp:deathDate 1873-08-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
execution by hanging
gptkbp:depictedIn films and TV shows
gptkbp:documentedIn newspaper articles
gptkbp:famousFor her life story
gptkbp:famousRival Mary_Ann_Cotton_trial_in_1873
gptkbp:firstGeneration to_William_Mowbray
gptkbp:firstHeld I am innocent.
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century England
gptkbp:historicalRecords extensive documentation of her life.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the first female serial killers in England
gptkbp:homeGround poor working-class family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mary Cotton
gptkbp:image Mary_Cotton.jpg
gptkbp:influence true crime literature
gptkbp:influenceOn modern crime documentaries
gptkbp:inspiration true crime books
gptkbp:knownFor murdering her children
gptkbp:legacy infamy as a child murderer
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_Widow_of_England
gptkbp:notableEvent arrested in 1872
gptkbp:occupation serial killer
gptkbp:personalLife moved_to_various_locations_in_England
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Newgate_Prison,_London
gptkbp:prominence infamous for her crimes
gptkbp:publicAccess horror and fascination
depicted as a villain
gptkbp:services up to 21
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:George_Ward
to_Frederick_Cotton
to_George_Ward
gptkbp:technique poisoning