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How Serial Killers were Caught
Martha Rendell – killer stepmother (East Perth, WA – 1900s)
Rendell was the only woman to be hanged at Fremantle Prison (06/10/1909).
In summary, Rendell was the common-law wife of Thomas Morris, who had five children of whom the pair had responsibility. Over a period of time, Rendell cold-bloodedly murdered three of Morris’ children.
The crimes came to light when the son George Morris, was reported missing, and neighbours expressed concern because his two sisters and a brother had already died - under suspicious circumstances.
Rendell failed to show any remorse for her despicable crimes.
Due to the unique aspects of the case, the papers were sent to the CID at New Scotland Yard in London.
http://fremantlestuff.info/people/rendell.html
http://policewahistory.org.au/HTML_Pages/Child_Murders.html
Martha Rendell – killer stepmother (East Perth, WA – 1900s)
Rendell was the only woman to be hanged at Fremantle Prison (06/10/1909).
In summary, Rendell was the common-law wife of Thomas Morris, who had five children of whom the pair had responsibility. Over a period of time, Rendell cold-bloodedly murdered three of Morris’ children.
The crimes came to light when the son George Morris, was reported missing, and neighbours expressed concern because his two sisters and a brother had already died - under suspicious circumstances.
Rendell failed to show any remorse for her despicable crimes.
Due to the unique aspects of the case, the papers were sent to the CID at New Scotland Yard in London.
http://fremantlestuff.info/people/rendell.html
http://policewahistory.org.au/HTML_Pages/Child_Murders.html