Murder Maps - Season 4 - Eps 2: Mary Ann Cotton
Born in 1832 the story of the Black Widow is a tale of classic Victorian murder. Cotton travelled around the north east of England marrying lonely men getting them to take out life insurance and then murdering them. Arsenic was her preferred means of killing. Once dead she would cash in their life insurance. It was not only her husbands who were the victims, she is also thought to have murdered 11 of her children/step children too. Thanks to the endeavour of a man called Thomas Riley, Mary Ann Cotton was finally brought to justice and hanged for the murder of her final victim, 10 year old Charles Edward Cotton.
About Murder Maps
Title: Murder Maps
First Air Date: 2015-09-08
Last Air Date: 2020-02-28
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.2/10 (from 10 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 26
Network: Histoire TV
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Production Companies: 3DD Productions
Synopsis
This drama-documentary series takes us back in time to the most shocking and surprising murder cases in London, England's history. Nicholas Day guides us into the world of the killer as we see how police ingenuity and early forensics helped bring them to justice.
Cast
Nicholas Day
Himself - Host
