The Black Widow

My web of secrets and the truth about my murder conviction

Ranked #32 in Criminal Law

Linda Calvey has been married four times, and all four times she has ended up a widow.

Growing up after the war in the East End of London, Linda fell in with local gangsters including the Krays, Freddie Forman and Ronnie Cook.

And in 1990, the so-called 'Black Widow' was convicted of killing her lover Cook. She served a double sentence because she wouldn't confess.

Her 18 years behind bars made her Britain's longest serving female prisoner. She moved to 14 different prisons during her time inside, sharing a prison with Rose West and Myra Hindley.
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