Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters
English couple executed for murder of her husband
Edith Jessie Thompson (25 December 1893 – 9 January 1923) and Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters (27 June 1902 – 9 January 1923) were a British couple executed for the murder of Thompson's husband Percy. Their case became a cause célèbre.
Edith Thompson | |
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 Frederick Bywaters (left), Edith Thompson and Percy Thompson in July 1921 | |
| Born | Edith Jessie Graydon 25 December 1893 Dalston, London |
| Died | 9 January 1923 (aged 29) HMP Holloway, London |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England 51°18′14″N 0°37′34″W / 51.303983°N 0.626007°W |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse |
Percy Thompson
(m. 1916; died 1922) |
| Motive | Crime passionel |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | Death |
| Partner(s) | Frederick Bywaters |
| Details | |
| Victims | Percy Thompson |
Frederick Bywaters | |
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| Born | 27 June 1902 |
| Died | 9 January 1923 (aged 20) HMP Pentonville, London |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | HMP Pentonville, London |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Merchant seaman |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Crime passionel |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | Death |
| Partner(s) | Edith Thompson |
| Details | |
| Victims | Percy Thompson |
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