Anne Turner (murderer)
English convicted murderer (1576 – 1615) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mrs. Anne Turner (5 January 1576 – 15 November 1615), aka Mistress Anne Turner, was the widow of a respectable London doctor who was hanged at Tyburn for her role in the famous 1613 poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury referenced in the plays A New Trick to Cheat the Devil, The Widow, The World Tossed at Tennis and The City Nightcap.
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Anne Turner | |
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Born | Anne Norton 5 January 1576 Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England |
Died | 15 November 1615 (aged 39) |
Cause of death | Hanging |
Resting place | Tyburn, Middlesex |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | maidservant |
Employer | Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset |
Known for | Complicity in murder of Sir Thomas Overbury |
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Spouse | Dr. George Turner |
Parent(s) | Thomas Norton Margaret Norton |
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