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In 1859, her most notable murder took place during a night out with her friends.
MARY JANE JACKSON
In a tavern on the corner of Rampart Street and Saint Peter Street, after Laurent Fleury, another patron, had told Mary and her companions to stop cussing and be more quiet, they had gotten louder. Laurent then had started a physical altercation, slapping Mary.
Laurent was attacked by the three women, leading to him getting stabbed several times. A pocket knife was stabbed into his head, and the subsequent damage to the brain was decided to have been the fatal blow. Mary Jane Jackson was seen to be only an accessory to his death, and was released from prison shortly after.
Serial Killer and prostitute in the 1850's- 60's
The Rampart Street Murder,
The New Orleas Crescent, Nov 14, 1859
Mary Jane Jackson was born on Girod Street, New Orleans, in 1836.
One Tough Temptress,
Daily News, May 17, 1992
Killed 4 men, largely in fits of rage
Disappeared after imprisonment and was never found.
At the age of 13 she became a prostitute, and at 14, she became the mistress of a saloon owner.
When he ended their affair, she became so enraged that she beat him to the point of hospitalization, leaving him with a broken nose and only one ear.
After her release from prison, Mary disappeared, never to be heard from again.
Mary's career as a prostitute was successful, but she got into arguments and did not get along with the other members of the brothels she was employed at, so she ended up moving from place to place often.
The first person that she killed was in 1856, when Mary was 20. Of no relation to Mary, an unknown man called her a "whore." She then proceeded to beat him to death. The next year, in 1857, after making a bet with a man nicknamed "Long Charley" for his height of 7 feet, she stabbed him to death to prove her point that he would fall forward if he were to die.
Her final documented murder was that of her lover, John Miller. He, too, was a serial killer, and they had robbed many people in cooperation. On Decembr 5, 1861, Miller had brought home a whip, with the intention of beating Jackson. After a shocking turn of events, she took Miller's dagger from him and stabbed him to death with his own weapon.
She was arrested and given only a ten year prison sentence for manslaughter. After only nine months spent in prison, she was released due to the civil war, as George F. Shepley released all of the local prisoners.
Mary Jane Jackson had a habit of drinking and smoking often. She was a very irritable woman, often beating people out of rage.
Fatal Affry near New Orleans,
Abingdon Democrat, Dec 20, 1861