Category
page 1Mariticides
The Angel Makers of Nagyrév
female group of murderers in Hungary
Alice Kyteler
Hiberno-Norman noblewoman accused of witchcraft
Amy Archer-Gilligan
serial killer
Vera Renczi
Romanian serial killer (1903–1960)
Carlton Barrett
Jamaican reggae drummer and percussion player (1950-1987)
mariticide
Mariticide (from Latin maritus "husband" + -cide, from caedere "to cut, to kill") means the killing of one's own husband. It can refer to the act itself or the person who carries it out. It can also be used in the context of the killing of one's own boyfriend. In current common law terminology, it is used as a gender-neutral term for killing one's own spouse or significant other of either sex. Conversely, the killing of a wife or girlfriend is called uxoricide.
Norman Reid
South African cricketer (1890-1947)
Black Widows of Liverpool
British murderers
Marie-Josephte Corriveau
woman from New France who murdered her second husband (1733-1763) and well-known figure in Québécois folklore