Deadly Women of Ontario: Murderous Tales of Deceit and Treachery

by Cheryl MacDonald

Crimes of passion, brutal slayings, infanticide, and here are eight gruesome and often tragic stories of women accused of murder. Many are little known or long forgotten, such as Mary Osborn, the first woman to be hanged in Upper Canada, executed for poisoning her disappointing husband. Read about the crimes and subsequent trials of Mary and seven other women in this collection of dramatic tales drawn from Ontario's colourful history.

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2005

Reviews

[Justice]

i found this book at the library and it was great! it was interesting to read about crimes that had happened in places i’ve lived and i was presently surprised how well the book commented on how the social conditions of the time period shaped both the crimes, public response and convictions! the author also did a great job at telling the stories without simply relaying the facts or relying on sensationalism. would recommend to anybody who is interested in true crime or Ontarian history

[Vintage Daisy]

I picked this up at a used book store for 25 cents thinking it would be a lame read about some sketchy women. It was actually very interesting, with lots of detail about each case. If you're looking for some info on true crime in Ontario, or just enjoy reading up on it, you'll probably enjoy this book.

[Patricia Atkinson]

this book has diffrent older murders in ontario what really got me was the story of mary osborn where her and her boyfriend were accussed of killing her husband i was so surprised that her daughter catharine died in caistor centre what was even crazier i did some digging and her son norm was my dads relative norms grandmother was mary osborn and her daughter catharine is buried in the same cemetary norm is...my mom never knew the history of any of this it was amazing to read the story and find the conection to my family tree....

[Danielle]

I don't know if I would call these women deadly, but the book is well written.

[Sandra]

VERRRY interesting indeed!