S03E04 - "The Merry Widow of Windy Nook" Mary Elizabeth Wilson
British Murders with Stuart Blues
Stuart Blues
4.7 • 699 Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2021
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Between 1955 and 1957, all four of Mary’s husbands suddenly passed away not long after taking their marriage vows.
Upon excavation of their respective bodies, their stomachs and intensities were found to contain elemental phosphorus.
Mary was only convicted of killing two of her husbands and was sentenced to death by hanging, later commuted to life imprisonment.
She died at Holloway prison on December 5, 1962.
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References:
EXAMINATION OF EXHUMED MEN. (1957, December 2). The Guardian, 12. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
WIDOW CHARGED WITH MURDER. (1957, December 12). The Guardian, 4. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
WIDOW ON CHARGE OF MURDER. (1957, December 13). The Guardian, 4. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
Widow poisoned two husbands court told. (1958, February 10). Evening Standard, 1–9. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
Widow of 66 on poisoning charges. (1958, February 11). The Guardian, 8. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
WIDOW COMMITTED FOR TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGES. (1958, February 12). The Guardian, 10. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
THE WIDOW OF WINDY NOOK HEARS QC SAY - “Wicked woman poisoned husbands.” (1958, March 24). Evening Standard, 1–10. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
WIDOW GUILTY Sentenced to death. (1958, March 29). Evening Standard, 1. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
EXECUTION DATE. (1958, May 21). The Guardian, 14. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
“WIDOW OF WINDY NOOK IS DEAD.” (1963, January 10). The Guardian, 16. Retrieved from Newspaper.com.
Windy Nook & Whitehills Ward Factsheet. (2011). Census 2011.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to British murders, a true crime podcast with a focus on British murder cases. |
| 0:17.7 | My name's Stuart Blues, and I'm excited for you to join me on this journey of |
| 0:21.1 | morbid discovery. I'm by no means an expert on the subjects of homicide and serial killers. |
| 0:26.8 | However, I have always had a sick fascination with them. Together, we will learn about some of the |
| 0:31.9 | lesser-known British murderers, as well as glimpsing occasionally at some of the more notorious |
| 0:36.3 | ones. The bite-sized presentation of this podcast is intentional, |
| 0:40.8 | as we look to cover an overview of the respective timelines of each case succinctly. |
| 0:51.8 | Hello and welcome to British Murders. |
| 0:54.8 | I'm your host, Stuart Blues, and we're now at the fourth episode of season three. |
| 0:59.9 | Before I get into this episode, I just want to shout out two people who have recently helped support the show. |
| 1:05.4 | I've been meaning to do a shout out for a couple of weeks now, but my memory is truly shocking. |
| 1:10.6 | Anyone who knows me can back me up on that. |
| 1:13.2 | Firstly, thank you Lizette Shield for buying me five beers on June 5th. |
| 1:17.9 | I've never been to Seattle, but I'm happy to hear that I have at least one fan over there. |
| 1:22.9 | And finally, thank you to Katrina Luth for buying me three beers on June 14th. |
| 1:28.3 | Cat stumbled across the show by accident. |
| 1:30.3 | That's the best way. |
| 1:31.5 | And she absolutely loves it. |
| 1:32.7 | So thanks for that cat. |
| 1:34.6 | You can hear about how to make a donation such as that at the end of the show. |
| 1:38.7 | Now, it's been a while since I talked about a case from back in the day over there. |
| 1:44.1 | The first three episodes of season three involved crimes taking place in the 90s, the 2000s and |
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