Melissa Ann Shepard

Melissa Ann Shepard
Born
Melissa Ann Russell

(1935-05-16) May 16, 1935 (age 89)
Burnt Church, New Brunswick, Canada
Known forManslaughter, fraud

Melissa Ann Shepard (née Russell; born May 16, 1935), also known as Melissa Ann Weeks, Melissa Ann Friedrich, Melissa Ann Shephard and Melissa Ann Stewart,[1] sometimes given the sobriquet of Internet Black Widow, is a Canadian murderer and habitual offender. Shepard has been convicted of manslaughter in the death of one of her husbands, convicted of poisoning another, and convicted of numerous fraud offenses.

  1. ^ Kane, Laura (October 2, 2012). "'Internet Black Widow' case: Cape Breton police charge Melissa Ann Weeks with attempted murder". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 5, 2013.