Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters
Edith Jessie Thompson (25 December 1893 – 9 January 1923) and Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters (27 June 1902 – 9 January 1923) were a British couple executed for the murder of Thompson's husband Percy. Their case became a cause célèbre.
| Edith Thompson | |
|---|---|
 Frederick Bywaters (left), Edith Thompson and Percy Thompson in July 1921 | |
| Born | Edith Jessie Graydon 25 December 1893 Dalston, London |
| Died | 9 January 1923 (aged 29) HMP Holloway, London |
| Cause | Execution by hanging |
| Motive | Crime passionel |
| Charge(s) | Murder |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
| Penalty | Death |
| Status | Executed |
| Spouse | Percy Thompson
(m. 1916; died 1922) |
| Frederick Bywaters | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1902 |
| Died | 9 January 1923 (aged 20) HMP Pentonville, London |
| Cause | Execution by hanging |
| Motive | Crime passionel |
| Charge(s) | Murder |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (11 December 1922) |
| Penalty | Death |
| Status | Executed |
| Occupation | Merchant seaman |
Edith Thompson And Frederick Bywaters Media
Edith Thompson, c. 1920
(Left to right) Frederick Bywaters, Percy Thompson, and Edith Thompson in July 1921
