Episode 66: The women executed in Van Diemen's Land Part 2

Welcome to episode 66, in which Claire completes her account of the women who were executed for their crimes in the convict days of Tasmania.Hear the stories of Mary Sullivan, who was only 16 years old when she was sentenced for stealing in Ireland in 1850, and Margaret Coghlin, who was transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1846 for perjury.But it was the serious offences they were convicted of once they arrived in the colony that saw them climb the scaffold...And to finish the episode off, Ben recounts us with stories of the oldest recorded serial killers.If you would like to reach out, please email us at [email protected]