Knorr, Frances (1868–1894)
Knorr, Frances (1868–1894)
English-born Australian murderer. Name variations: Minnie Thwaites. Born Minnie Thwaites in London, England, 1868; hanged, Jan 15, 1894, in Australia.
Immigrated to Australia (1887); worked in Melbourne, finding homes for unwanted children; after she moved to Sydney and 2 bodies of children were found buried in her Melbourne garden, was arrested and put on trial (April 1893); found guilty, received death sentence; confessed to both murders before she was hanged.
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