Mary Ann Cotton's Life And Evidence Detection

SERIAL KILLER PROJECT: MARY ANN COTTON Mary Ann Cotton was born on October 31, 1832 and died/executed in March 24, 1873. Mary Ann didn’t have much of a stable childhood. When she was eight her family moved to the county of Durham Village of Murton. She had some difficulties making friend in the new place she was in. In 1843 her mother remarried because her first husband had died. Mary Ann didn’t get along with her stepfather. Her adult life was with many husbands and she also had many children along the way. She married her first husband, in 1852 at the age of 20.After they married they moved to Plymouth, Devon. There the couple had five children, four of them died from gastric fever. The couple then moved back to North East England where

Riley was told by Mary Ann that Charles Edward Cotton was a disturbance to her plans, and also told him that he will go away like the rest of the Cotton’s. Five days later when the boy had died Mary Ann Had told Riley that Charles had died. Riley then ran to the police and convinced the doctor to delay the writing of the death certificate until the matter was investigated. Mary Ann’s first reaction was to call the insurance office, there she discovered that she will not receive any money until the death certificate was issued. A formal investigation was held and the jury returned a verdict of natural causes. Mary Ann claimed that she was helping Charles to relieve his illness and she also accused Riley that he had made accusations against her because she didn’t respond to his advances. Mary Ann Cotton was then arrested and because they found evidence that Charles had arsenic. The doctor went to the police and showed the evidence. She was later arrested and was ordered exhumation of Charles’ body. She was charged with his murder, her trial was delayed because of the baby she was carrying inside of her. Her trial started on March 5, 1873. There was a delay and was caused by the selection of the public prosecutor. Charles Russell was the one who conducted the prosecution of Mary Ann Cotton. Her defense case was handled by Mr. Thomas Campbell Foster. In her defense case it was claimed that Charles died from inhaling arsenic used as a dye in the green wallpaper of the cotton home. The jury took a break of 90 minutes before he found Mary Ann Cotton guilty of the