It reads: “Mary Ann Cotton is to be executed on Monday morning at the usual hour please make arrangements to hold inquest.” Also included is the official Crown warrant: a single sheet filled ...

TO some she is but a notorious serial killer from an age of poisoning and hanging for villains. But to one Oxford woman, the Victorian-era story of Mary Ann Cotton is key to understanding British ...

ALL south Durham was in a state of immense excitement 150 years ago as, after days of swirling rumours, on July 18, 1872, the widow Mary Ann Cotton had been arrested at her home in West Auckland ...

Who was Mary Ann Cotton and how many people did she kill? Actress Joanne Froggatt brings the evil mum-of-13 back to life in ITV's new two-part series Dark Angel ©News Group Newspapers Limited in ...

It’s been four long years of waiting but the dead were finally let loose at the Queen Mary this weekend and the evil spirits ...

The only woman allowed in Sherman’s camps, Mary Ann Bickerdyke became known simply as "Mother Bickerdyke" to thousands of Union soldiers. She was famous for her ability to bypass bureaucracy ...

Mary Ann Azevedo has more than 20 years of business reporting and editing experience for publications such as FinLedger, Crunchbase News, Crain, Forbes and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic ...

Mary Ann Akers covered politics and Congress in Washington, D.C., for The Washington Post, Roll Call, and The Messenger and is a former national correspondent for NPR. She has also taught Advanced ...

The Cooper River in South Carolina is not for the faint-hearted scuba diver. Prehistoric treasures stud the riverbeds below alligators and other wild creatures in this ecologically rich area where ...

A former Chicago alderwoman has died. Mary Ann Smith served the 48th Ward for more than 20 years. She was known for her concerns for the environment, especially the lakefront. She died last week ...