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Elizabeth Woolcock
Elizabeth Woolcock (20 April 1848 – 30 December 1873) was born Elizabeth Lillian Oliver in Burra Burra and was hanged in Adelaide Gaol for the murder of her husband Thomas Woolcock by mercury poisoning. She remains the only woman ever executed in South Australia and is buried between the outer and inner prison walls. It has been argued that she may have been a victim of domestic violence and suffered from battered spouse syndrome.
Life.
Born 20 April 1848, Elizabeth and her family lived in Burra Burra in
– Mitchell ruled competent to stand trial.
- December 10, 2010 – Mitchell convicted in Elizabeth Smart abduction.
- May 25, 2011 – Brian David Mitchell is sentenced to two life sentences in federal prison for the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.
- September 11, 2018 - The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole announced Wanda Barzee is scheduled to be released on Sep 19 because the board had failed to give her credit for time served in federal prison.
- September 19, 2018 - After serving 15 years