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Mary Eleanor Wheeler Pearcey
http://marypearcey.blogspot.com
This blog is about the life, murder, trial and execution of Mary Eleanor Wheeler Pearcey.
Mary Pearcey murdered her lover's wife and 18 month old child on October 25, 1890. She was tried, convicted and hanged on December 23, 1890.
This blog publishes the author's proprietary research and writing on the subject.
- Added on: Sep 29th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Sarah Beth Hopton
- Listed in: Non-Fiction Death & Dying
- Tags: 1890 mary pearcey hampstead murders phoebe hogg frank hogg mary eleanor wheeler
Recent Posts
Back from London and Working on Video
So, it's been several months since my last post and much has happened since then. First, the trip to London was amazing, if not taxing. I met with Deborah Maggoch -- who is delightful -- and met her mother Charlotte and visited the house where the mu...
Mary Pearcey and the Occult?
So, the trip to London has been planed with the help of my childhood friend Ashlee and her generous law partner Ian. I will be staying at Ian's house in Surrey, just outside London, from March 21 through the 1st of April, and will visit the city and ...
Finding Mary Pearcey's House
Nine months ago I went to see Sister Faye, a renowned spiritual adviser. She told me I would write a book this year and that it would be a love story. I balked. I am the most unromantic woman I know. My mother has been married five times. My younger ...
Extraordinary People who love Extraordinary Crimes
I continue to be amazed by the outpouring of help from people interested in the life of Mary Eleanor. It seems in even death she has many suitors.I recently received this email:I have noticed on the Web that you have an interest in M.E.W.Pearcey and...
Newspaper Archives
Having been a beat reporter for a few years, I'm used to the facts finding me. That hasn't been the case with Mary's story.Research is fascinating but can be overwhelming. I find myself getting sidetracked by research in an effort to find that one il...
Raising the Dead: Recreating the life and death of Mary Pearcey
One afternoon not too long ago, I was perusing the discount book shelves that line the center isle of the Oracle of Knowledge (also known as Barnes and Nobel Bookseller). I stumbled across a small paperback of true crime for $5.99, thumbed through it...
Loved it!
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