Mary Elizabeth Wilson

Mary Elizabeth Wilson
Born
Mary Elizabeth Cassidy

(1889-06-11)11 June 1889
Catchgate, Stanley, Durham, England
Died5 December 1962(1962-12-05) (aged 73)
HMP Holloway, London, England
Other namesMerry Widow of Windy Nook
Conviction(s)Capital murder
Criminal penaltyDeath; commuted to life imprisonment
Details
Victims2–4
Span of crimes
1955–1957
CountryEngland
Location(s)County Durham

Mary Elizabeth Wilson (née Cassidy; 11 June 1889 – 5 December 1962), known in media as The Merry Widow of Windy Nook, was an English serial killer and the last woman in Great Britain to be sentenced to death in Durham 1958.[1][2] However the sentence was commuted to a prison sentence due to her advanced age.

  1. ^ Chris Lloyd (19 November 2008). "Brassed off by the cold and back again". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
  2. ^ "The day I called on Mrs. Wilson". Newcastle Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 31 March 1958. p. 3.