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Black Widow dead: Catherine Nevin who paid hitman to murder her husband dies aged 67 | Black Widow dead: Catherine Nevin who paid hitman to murder her husband dies aged 67 |
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Catherine Nevin, the so-called "black widow" who was jailed for orchestrating her husband's killing, has died in a Dublin hospice, it has been reported. | Catherine Nevin, the so-called "black widow" who was jailed for orchestrating her husband's killing, has died in a Dublin hospice, it has been reported. |
She was convicted in 2000 of murdering Jack Nevin at jack White's Inn, a pub the couple owned. | She was convicted in 2000 of murdering Jack Nevin at jack White's Inn, a pub the couple owned. |
She was also found guilty on three charges of soliciting others to kill him. | She was also found guilty on three charges of soliciting others to kill him. |
In 2016, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and given only months to live. | In 2016, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and given only months to live. |
A source told the Irish Sun she passed away on Monday night after having "been unwell for quite a number of months." | |
“She was out of prison for a number of months, between hospital and respite care.” | |
Last September, she was released from prison to live the remainder of her days in a nursing home. | |
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