Marie-Josephte Corriveau, Canadian murderer (born 1733)

Marie-Josephte Corriveau

Woman from New France who murdered her second husband (1733–1763)

Marie-Josephte Corriveau, better known as "la Corriveau", is a well-known figure in Québécois folklore. She lived in New France, and was sentenced to death in 1763 by a British court martial for the murder of her second husband. She was hanged, and her body was placed in a…