Constance Kent

Constance Kent

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Constance Kent was a Victorian-era English woman infamously known for the murder of her half-brother, which she committed at the young age of sixteen. The brutal crime, which involved slitting the throat of the child and disposing of his body in a privy, shocked the public and highlighted the dark realities of familial relationships during that time. Her trial and subsequent acquittal attracted significant media attention and continues to be a subject of interest in true crime literature.

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Feito's book is inspired by the crimes of Constance Kent, who slit the throat of her half-brother.

‘What’s wrong with us? : Novelist Virginia Feito on our morbid obsession with true crime | Books
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-08
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