WAINEWRIGHT Thomas Griffiths

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Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Deceased
Personal Information
Born	October, 1794 Richmond, Surrey, England
Died	August 17, 1847 (aged 53) Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land
Other Names	James Weathercock Egomet Bonmot Cornelius van Vinkbooms
Cause of Death	Apoplexy
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	White
Parents	Ann Griffiths
Spouse	Eliza Frances Ward
Children	Griffiths Wainewright
Criminal Information
Offender Type	Suspected Serial Killer
Method of Killing	Poisoning
Convictions	Bank forgery
Criminal penalty	Ten years in a penal colony
Victims	0 - 4
Span of crimes	1828 - 1830
Country	United Kingdom
State	England
Provinces	Surrey Norfolk
City	Richmond
Date apprehended	1837

Victims

Suspected victims

Name	Age	Body Found	Cause of Death
George Griffiths		1828	Poisoning
Mrs. Abercromby		1828	Poisoning
Unnamed friend		1828 - 1830	Poisoning
Helen Ward		December 1830	Poisoning

Links

• Thomas Griffiths Wainewright at Wikipedia