Introduction
Dateline ‘Elizabeth Woolcock Murdered Her Husband Thomas Woolcock on 4th Sept 1873’ On the evening of Sept 4, 1873, she murdered her husband, Thomas Woolcock. Elizabeth had been married to Thomas, and the two had only recently moved to Adelaide, Australia. Let us find out below for more details.
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Dateline: Elizabeth Woolcock Murdered Her Husband, Thomas Woolcock On 4th Sept 1873
She Was Executed By Hanging In Adelaide Gaol on December 30, 1873.
On the morning of December 1829, Elizabeth Woolcock (née Oliver) was executed by hanging at Adelaide Gaol. She was convicted of the murder of her husband, Thomas Woolcock, who she had poisoned with mercury.
An autopsy revealed that Thomas had been poisoned with arsenic
Who Was Elizabeth Woolcock?
Elizabeth was born Elizabeth Lillian Oliver in Burra Burra, South Australia, in April 1848. She married Thomas Woolcock in 1898, and the couple had six children together. Elizabeth  died in Adelaide, South Australia, in December 1963.
The Only Woman Ever Executed In South Australia By Hanging
Inquest And Trial Of Elizabeth
On November 29, 1849, an inquest was held on the body of Thomas Woolcock, who had died two days earlier. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Elizabeth, and she was committed to trial.
The trial took place and Elizabeth was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
The Execution Of Elizabeth
On the morning of December 30, 1873, Elizabeth Woolcock was led to the gallows in Adelaide, Australia. She was about to be hanged for the murder of her husband, Thomas Woolcock. Elizabeth’s crime shocked the colony of South Australia. It was not just that she had killed her husband, but that she had done so in a particularly brutal way.
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