In London 1862, Catherine Wilson was the last woman to be publicly hanged outside Newgate
Gaol, in the City of London. The event attracted a crowd of over 20,000 people. She was a
murderer who poisoned her victims, for a price.
This 6-page comic is an illustrated adaptation of Episode 1 of NEWGATE, a Victorian Crime Drama that portrays real-life crimes based on comprehensive research about leading Scotland Yard Police Detective George Clarke.
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