The Black Widow
- Episode aired Jan 20, 2019
- 43m
Born in 1832 the story of the Black Widow is a classic Victorian tale Cotton travelled around the north east of England marrying lonely men getting them to take out life insurance and then m... Read allBorn in 1832 the story of the Black Widow is a classic Victorian tale Cotton travelled around the north east of England marrying lonely men getting them to take out life insurance and then murdering them. Arsenic was her preferred means of killing, once dead she would cash in the... Read allBorn in 1832 the story of the Black Widow is a classic Victorian tale Cotton travelled around the north east of England marrying lonely men getting them to take out life insurance and then murdering them. Arsenic was her preferred means of killing, once dead she would cash in their life insurance. After her execution it was suspected that she was responsible for the m... Read all