Anne Turner (murderer)

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Anne Turner
Turner on the way to the gallows
Born	Anne Norton 5 January 1576 Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	15 November 1615 (aged 39) Tyburn, Middlesex
Cause of death	Hanging
Resting place	Tyburn, Middlesex
Nationality	English
Occupation	maidservant
Employer	Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset
Known for	Complicity in murder of Sir Thomas Overbury
Opponents	Sir Edward Coke Sir Francis Bacon
Spouse	Dr. George Turner
Parent(s)	Thomas Norton Margaret Norton

Mrs. Anne Turner (5 January 1576 – 15 November 1615), aka Mistress Anne Turner, was the widow of a respectable London doctor who was hanged at Tyburn for her role in the famous 1613 poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury referenced in the plays A New Trick to Cheat the Devil, The Widow, The World Tossed at Tennis and The City Nightcap.