Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters
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For the British historian, see Edith Thompson (historian).
Edith Jessie Thompson (25 December 1893 – 9 January 1923) and Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters (27 June 1902 – 9 January 1923) were a British couple executed for the murder of Thompson's husband Percy. Their case became a cause célèbre.
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Edith Jessie Thompson | |
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Born | Edith Jessie Graydon (1893-12-25)25 December 1893 Dalston, London, England |
Died | 9 January 1923(1923-01-09) (aged 29) HMP Holloway, London, England |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Resting place | City of London Cemetery, London, England[1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Chief buyer at Carlton & Prior |
Criminal status | Executed |
Spouse |
Percy Thompson
(m. 1916; died 1922) |
Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
Partner(s) | Frederick Bywaters |
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Victims | Percy Thompson |
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Frederick Bywaters | |
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Born | (1902-06-27)27 June 1902 |
Died | 9 January 1923(1923-01-09) (aged 20) HMP Pentonville, London, England |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Resting place | HMP Pentonville, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Merchant seaman |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
Partner(s) | Edith Thompson |
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Victims | Percy Thompson |
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