2: Mary Ann Cotton

Hello beautiful people! Are you ready to explore the world of true crime with Lauren and Bally in our new true crime comedy podcast? Each week Lauren tells Bally a true crime story, doing a deep dive into all things criminal, with a few laughs along the way.Mary Ann Cotton, she’s dead and she’s rotten…Join Lauren and Bally as they take a step back in time to 1800s Northern England, to uncover the case of the UK’s first ‘alleged’ female serial killer - Mary Ann Cotton, who used arsenic to kill at least 21 people.Listen to new episodes every Friday, and don’t forget to follow on all podcast platforms!Follow us, review us, subscribe to us…Instagram - @thatsoundslikeacrimeX (Twitter) - @TSLAC_Facebook - That Sounds Like A Crime PodcastTiktok - @thatsoundslikeacrimeSend us suggestions of cases you’d like to hear us cover:[email protected] your suggestion gets used in an episode, we will give you a shoutout on the pod!Sources:Simpson, D. Mary Ann Cotton: Victorian Serial Killer. England's North East. https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/mary-ann-cotton/Connelly, M. (2016). Mary Ann Cotton: Dark Angel: Britain’s First Female Serial Killer. Pen & Sword History.UK Health Security Agency. (2017). Arsenic: Health effects, incidents and toxicology summary. GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arsenic-properties-incident-management-and-toxicologyThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mary Ann Cotton. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Ann-CottonWilson, D. She poisoned 21 people including her own mother, children and husbands. So why has no one heard of Britain’s first serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton? Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cotton-mary-ann.htmAbbott, G. (2006). Amazing True Stories of Female Executions. Summertime Publishing.Nash, J. R. (1981). Look for the Woman: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Poisoners, Kidnappers, Thieves, Extortionists, Terrorists, Swindlers and Spies from Elizabethan Times to the Present. M. Evans and Company, Inc.MacGowan, D. Mary Ann Cotton. Crime Library. https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cotton-mary-ann-macgowan.htmWikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Mary Ann Cotton. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_CottonHealth and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Arsenic. Health and Environment. https://www.healthandenvironment.org/environmental-health/environmental-risks/chemical-toxic-exposures/arsenicWritten, researched & edited by Lauren