Mary Pearcey

Mary Pearcey
Born
Mary Eleanor Wheeler

(1866-03-26)26 March 1866[1]
Died23 December 1890(1890-12-23) (aged 24)
London, United Kingdom
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityEnglish
Criminal chargeMurder
PenaltyDeath by hanging

Mary Pearcey (26 March 1866 – 23 December 1890) was an English woman who was convicted of murdering her lover's wife, Mrs. Phoebe Hogg, and child, Tiggy, on 24 October 1890 and hanged for the crime on 23 December of the same year. The crime is sometimes mentioned in connection with Jack the Ripper, and Pearcey has been posited as a Ripper candidate.[2][3]

  1. ^ "All Results for Mary Pearcey". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ Donald McCormick, The Identity of Jack the Ripper, Jarrolds, 1959
  3. ^ William Stewart, Jack the Ripper: A New Theory, Quality Press, 1939

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