Fatal Females: Mary Ann Cotton

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1. Mary Ann Cotton (1832-1873) was one of Britain's most famous poisoners. What poison did she use on all of her victims? chloroform cyanide arsenic strychnine

2. Mary Ann Cotton married four times. How many of her husbands died of poisoning? 4 1 2 3

3. Mary Ann Cotton was only convicted of one murder. Whose? her stepson's her husband's her daughter's her mother's

4. No one ever suspected Mary Ann Cotton of murder before her arrest. True False

5. What other creatures did Mary Ann poison besides humans? birds dogs pigs cats

6. With how many murders was Mary Ann charged? 4 1 3 2

7. Which of these "titles" has Mary Ann Cotton held at various times? all of these Britain's most prolific serial killer Britain's first female serial killer world's most prolific serial poisoner

8. Mary Ann never admitted her guilt. True False

9. Mary Ann's defense attorney presented a rather ridiculous idea to explain how the body of her victim was found riddled with arsenic. What was it? he had ingested paint chips that contained arsenic he had accidentally ingested rat poison he had inhaled the arsenic from the dye in the wallpaper he had drunk from a glass made with arsenic

10. What eventually became of Mary Ann? she died of illness in prison she committed suicide in prison she was eventually parolled she was hanged