The Life and Death of Mrs. Maria Bickford: A beautiful female, who was inhumanly murdered, in the moral and religious city of Boston, on the night of the 27th of October, 1845, by Albert J. Tirrell, her paramour, arrested on board the Ship Sultana, off New Orleans, December 6th

Author: Clergyman of Brunswick, Me.

Synopsis:

In the moral and religious city of Boston, a beautiful woman named Mrs. Maria Bickford meets a tragic fate when she is brutally murdered on a fateful night in October 1845. The perpetrator of this heinous crime is none other than her paramour, Albert J. Tirrell. However, justice is not far behind as Tirrell is apprehended on board the Ship Sultana off New Orleans in December. This gripping true story, recounted by a Clergyman from Brunswick, Me., delves into the shocking events surrounding Mrs. Bickford's life and death, leaving readers captivated by the mystery and intrigue that unfolds.

Genres: True crime, historical non-fiction

Themes: Love and betrayal, morality and religion, justice and punishment

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