93 | The Murderess of Newington Butts: The Strange Case of Agnes Norman

In Victorian London, 15-year-old Agnes Norman was working as a nursemaid when a 14-month-old girl in her care died suddenly and mysteriously. When suspicions were raised, police uncovered a disturbing pattern. Over the previous three years, Agnes had worked in several households, and each time, a string of sudden deaths – children and pets alike - followed in her wake. Was it cold-blooded murder, or a stunningly tragic coincidence?

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Sources:
Ancestry.co.uk, including Census Records for 1851, 1861, and 1871.
England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1954, FamilySearch.
Old Bailey Online.
Sun & Central Press, Saturday 6 May 1871.
Norwood News, Saturday 13 May 1871.
Public Opinion, Saturday 2 September 1871.
Essex Times, Wednesday 19 July 1871. 
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, Saturday 20 May 1871.
Simon Read, Scotland Yard: A Bloody History (Headline).
Paul Thomas Murphy, Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane.