SinisterCrimes

Perpetrator

Maria Manning

Born
1821
Died
13 November 1849, aged about 28
Record
Wikidata Q16203487 · Wikipedia

Perpetrator in The Bermondsey Horror

Born Marie de Roux in Switzerland c. 1821; lady's maid. Convicted with her husband and hanged at Horsemonger Lane Gaol.

1849 · 3 Minver Place, Bermondsey, London · Executed

In 1849 a Swiss lady's maid and her husband buried their dinner guest under the kitchen floor, then each tried to cheat the other of his fortune. Read the case.

Dated events

  1. Marie de Roux marries Frederick Manning at St James's Church, Piccadilly.

  2. Maria Manning is arrested in Edinburgh after offering O'Connor's shares to a stockbroker.

  3. Frederick Manning is arrested in Jersey.