Elizabeth Woolcock (20 April 1848-30 December 1873) was born Elizabeth Lillian Oliver in Burra and was hanged in Adelaide Gaol for the murder of her husband Thomas Woolcock by mercury poisoning.
Elizabeth Woolcock (Born Elizabeth Lillian Oliver in Burra on 20 April 1848, died in Adelaide Gaol on 30 December 1873) was the only woman hanged in Adelaide Gaol. She was hanged for the murder of her husband Thomas Woolcock by mercury poisoning.