Mary Clement

**Marie "Mary" Clement** (16 ga Fabrairu, 1863 - 9 ga Yuli, 1944), wacce aka fi sani da sunaye da dama, 'yar asalin ƙasar Luxembourg ce mai kisan gilla wacce ta kashe iyayenta da 'yan uwanta mata biyu a gidansu da ke Dubuque, Iowa. Duk da cewa ba a taɓa gurfanar da ita a gaban kuliya ba saboda ta haukace a lokacin, daga baya aka yanke mata hukunci da laifin ƙoƙarin kashe dangin 'yar uwarta a Rose Hill, Illinois kuma aka yanke mata hukuncin shekara ɗaya a gidan yarin Joliet.[2]

## Tarihin Rayuwa
An haifi Mary a Harlange, Luxembourg ga iyayenta Michel da Margarite (née Deville) Clément, 'yar shekara biyar. A shekara ta 1871, dukkan iyalan sun yi ƙaura zuwa Amurka, suka zauna a Dubuque, inda bayan shekaru uku aka haifi 'yar ƙarshe, Annie. Ana yawan bayyana Mary a matsayin siririya, kyakkyawa kuma mai son mutane, amma saboda lahani a cikin kashin bayanta, tana da ikon sarrafa ƙafafu da ƙafafunta kaɗan.[1]

## Kisan Kai
Tun daga shekarar 1880, ƙaramar 'yar'uwarta Annie ta kamu da ciwon gwiwa ba zato ba tsammani kuma ta mutu jim kaɗan bayan haka, daga baya aka danganta mutuwarta da cin abinci da yawa kafin ta kwanta barci. A cikin shekaru masu zuwa, iyayenta da 'yar uwarta Lena sun mutu a irin wannan yanayi, duk sun mutu sakamakon suma ko bugun zuciya bayan sun sha wahala sakamakon rashin lafiya da ba a iya gane su ba:[1][3]

Annie (6), a ranar 1 ga Agusta, 1880

Margarite (54), a ranar 24 ga Yuli, 1884

Lena (13), a ranar 9 ga Agusta, 1884

Michel (49), a ranar 28 ga Maris, 1885

Guba daga Freres

Watanni biyu bayan binne mahaifinta a Dubuque, Mary ta koma tare da 'yar uwarta Catherine, mijinta Michel "Michael" Freres da 'ya'yansu biyu a Rose Hill. A lokuta da dama, tana dafa abinci ga iyalin, kuma a kowane lokaci, suna fuskantar amai da ciwon ciki mai tsanani.[4] Daga ƙarshe Michael ya fara zargin Mary, domin koyaushe tana ƙin cin duk wani miyar da take bayarwa.[2]

Wata rana, ya sami fakitin foda mai launin toka a bayan gidansa, kuma bayan ya ci miya da rana da amai, sai ya lura da wani laka a cikin farantinsa wanda yayi kama da foda mai ban mamaki. Bayan ƙarin bincike, ya sami ƙarin sinadarin a cikin farantin matarsa ​​da na yara. Cikin mamaki, ya kawo foda da faranti don yin bincike a Evanston, tare da likitocin da ke kula da shi, Dr. Isaac Poole da Farfesa H. S. Corbart, suna bayyana cewa foda ɗin yana ɗauke da arsenic.[4] Bayan wannan gano, an kama Mary Clement jim kaɗan bayan haka.[1][3]

## Shari'a da hukunci
Yayin da take tsare, Mary ta fara nuna rashin jin daɗi cewa ba ta da laifi, tana kuka ba tare da kakkautawa ba na tsawon kwana biyu kuma tana da'awar cewa 'yar uwarta ta zarge ta da laifin kawai na samun kimanin dala $100, wanda ake zargin Clement ya same ta. Duk da haka, lokacin da wani ɗan jarida ya yi mata tambaya daga baya, ba wai kawai ta amsa cewa ta ba wa Frereses guba ba, har ma da kashe mahaifiyarta, mahaifinta da 'yar uwarta. Mary ta ce ba zato ba tsammani ta ji kamar ta kawo ƙarshen wahalar mahaifiyarta da ke fama da rashin lafiya, kafin daga baya ta yi wa 'yar uwarta da mahaifinta haka. Da aka tambaye ta ko kuɗi ne dalilin, ta rama ta hanyar da'awar cewa ta "ƙi kuɗin" kuma ta kashe shi da sauri don kawar da shi, kafin ta fuskanci wani yanayi mai ban tsoro inda ta jefa kanta a kan gadonta ta nemi ganin firist.[4]

Bayan kwana biyu, wani likita Bluthardt ya yi mata hira, kuma a lokacin wannan hirar, Mary ta yi ikirarin cewa ba ta taɓa yin ikirari ba ko kuma idan ta yi, ba ta tuna komai ba. Lokacin da aka tambaye ta daga baya ko yana tunanin Clement mahaukaci ne, Bluthardt ta musanta hakan, maimakon haka ta ce ta sha fama da cututtuka da dama waɗanda suka sa ta cikin damuwa da damuwa sosai.[5]

A shari'arta, Clement ta lura da aikin sosai, amma ta yi shi cikin natsuwa da kuma bayyana fargaba sosai, har ma 'yan jarida suka yi tsokaci game da yadda lamarin ya kasance. Duk da haka, tare da Michael Freres a matsayin babban shaida da kuma mutane da yawa da suka gabatar da cewa akwai shaidar gubar arsenic, an yanke wa Mary Clement hukuncin ɗaurin shekara ɗaya a gidan yari nan take daga alkalai.[2] A wata mai zuwa, ta rubuta wasiƙa tana ikirari laifukanta, ciki har da kisan kanwarta ƙanwarta, abokan hulɗarta masu ban mamaki waɗanda har yanzu suna ɗaukarta ba su da laifi. A cikin wasiƙar, ta kuma bayyana jin daɗinta da ɗan gajeren hukuncin. Ba a gurfanar da Clement a gaban kuliya ba saboda laifin kisan kan cewa ta haukace a lokacin.[6]

## Rayuwa da mutuwar da ta gabata
Bayan an sake ta, Clement ta ƙaura zuwa Los Angeles don yin aiki a matsayin mai hidimar gida ga wani iyali mai arziki. A cewar 'yan uwan, ba ta taɓa yin magana game da abin da ya faru a baya ba, amma an san ta da wata tsohuwa mai kyau wacce take son sanya huluna masu kyau. Mary Clement ta mutu tana da shekaru 81, kuma daga baya aka binne ta a Cocin St. Henry da ke Chicago, a cikin gidan dangin Freres.

## Duba kuma
* Jerin masu kisan kai a Amurka

## Manazarta