The First Woman Executed at Strange Ways Prison - August 9 2026

August 9th: Mary Ann Britland Dies (1886) How far would you go to be with the person you love? Would you kill for it? And who would you kill? On August 9th 1886 a woman was executed for the crimes she committed. All because, sources say, she desperately wanted to be with the man she loved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Britland, https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/britland-mary-ann.htm, https://www.daysofhorror.com/episode/mary-ann-britland-true-crime-s1-e2/, https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/Britland.html, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50712693/mary-ann-britland, https://www.manchestersfinest.com/articles/manchesters-vilest-mary-ann-britland/, https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19470731.bolton-poisoners-link-aussie-crime-writer/, https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/female-serial-killers-jigsaw-murderers-28019363 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices