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Edith Jessie Thompson | |
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| Born | Edith Jessie Graydon 25 December 1893 Dalston, London, England |
| Died | 9 January 1923 (aged 29) HMP Holloway, London, England |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | City of London Cemetery, London, England[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Chief buyer at Carlton & Prior |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse |
Percy Thompson
(m. 1916; died 1922) |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
| Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
| Partner(s) | Frederick Bywaters |
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| Victims | Percy Thompson |
Frederick Bywaters | |
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| Born | 27 June 1902 |
| Died | 9 January 1923 (aged 20) HMP Pentonville, London, England |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | HMP Pentonville, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Merchant seaman |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
| Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
| Partner(s) | Edith Thompson |
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| Victims | Percy Thompson |
Edith Jessie Thompson (25 December 1893 – 9 January 1923) and Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters (27 June 1902 – 9 January 1923) were a British couple executed for the murder of Thompson's husband Percy. Their case became a cause célèbre.
- ^ Lusher, Adam (22 November 2018). "Laid to rest at last: Edith Thompson, victim of a 'barborous, misogynistic' death penalty". Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2019.