Last Breath Episode 8: Wicked Step Mother

Written and performed by Eva Justine Torkkola A Girls Act Good Production in association with F Word Films This episode was inspired by Martha Rendell Martha was the last woman to be hanged in Western Australia at Fremantle Prison at 0800hrs on October 6, 1909. Convicted of murdering her de facto husband's son, Arthur Morris, she was also suspected of killing his two daughters, Annie and Olive, by swabbing their throats with hydrochloric acid. Arresting officer Inspector Harry Mann said "she delighted in seeing her victims writhe in agony, and from it derived sexual satisfaction". Creative Directors: Perri Cummings and Jennifer Monk Producer: Jennifer Monk Cinematographer and Editor: Laura Jane Turner Sound Designer and Composer: Matthew Shaw Writing Coach: Perri Cummings Performance coach: Shanon Kulupach