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Martha Rendell (10 August 1871 – 6 October 1909) was the last woman to be hanged in Western Australia, for the wilful murder of her de facto husband's son, Arthur Morris, in 1908. She was also suspected of killing his two daughters, Annie and Olive, by swabbing their throats with hydrochloric acid.
In 1909, Martha Rendell was tried, convicted, and hanged for one of the most extraordinary and horrific crimes seen by WA Police. Rendell was the common-law wife of Thomas Morris, and she cold-bloodedly murdered three of his children by swabbing their throats with spirits of salts.
16 giu 2015 · Iconic murders: fictionalising the life of Martha Rendell. Martha Rendell was the last woman to be hanged in Western Australia, in 1909. Depicted here as imagined by newspapers in the 1980s...
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Martha Rendell, an Australian woman in the early 20th century, committed horrifying crimes against her stepchildren. Her actions shocked the community and led to her arrest, trial, and...
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15 gen 2023 · Martha Rendell (10 August 1871 – 6 October 1909) was the last woman to be hanged in Western Australia, for the murder of her de facto husband’s son, Arthur Morris, in 1908. She was also suspected of killing his two daughters, Annie and Olive, by swabbing their throats with hydrochloric acid.
12 apr 2024 · Subscribed. 0. No views 1 minute ago #MarthaRendell #TrueCrime #AustralianHistory. Step into the shadows of late 19th and early 20th century Australia as we unravel the haunting saga of Martha...
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Issue 13, December 2010 | Anna Haebich. There are several valid reasons for revisiting the trial of Martha Rendell in Perth over 100 years ago. There is the fascination of a sensational crime involving multiple child murders by a stepmother whose alleged evil deeds inflamed Perth’s citizens and drove the inevitable guilty verdict and hanging ...
