Stories of Murders of Mothers
News of the Times Episode 311 | 1775 & 1848
The killing of the mother, Matricide, has historically been considered one of the blackest of crimes.
In today’s episode we look at two cases where the adult offspring has planned and carried out the murder of their respective mothers with chilling coldness.
Our first case from 1775 involves a single mother who runs a girl’s school.  Her son, who lives at home and does not seem to have held a viable job, resents being reprimanded or told what to do.  Just as she goes up to make his bed, the horror begins.
Our second case from 1848 involves a very sad case of elder abuse which seems to have increased in intensity until a fatal blow followed by an attempt to burn the body by her 50 year old daughter.
Two terrible cases of murdering the mother is today’s episode of Wicked Wednesdays.

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