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Apr 20, 1848 Burra, South Australia, Australia Died on 30 Dec 1873 (aged 25)
Australian murderer
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About Elizabeth Woolcock
- Elizabeth Lillian Woolcock (née Oliver; 20 April 1848 – 30 December 1873) was an Australian murderer who was hanged in Adelaide Gaol for the murder of her husband Thomas Woolcock by mercury poisoning.
- She remains the only woman ever executed in South Australia and is buried between the outer and inner prison walls.
- It has been argued that she may have been a victim of domestic violence and suffered from battered spouse syndrome.
