23 Facts About Dena Thompson

Dena Thompson was imprisoned for murdering former media manager Julian Webb, her second husband.

Dena Thompson had previously been acquitted of the attempted murder of her next husband Richard Thompson, having attacked him with a baseball bat and a knife but being cleared on the grounds of self-defence.

Dena Thompson was convicted of theft and defrauding former lovers.

Dena Thompson was granted release on parole in May 2022, and was released in June.

Dena Thompson's father was described in 2000 as a retired prison warder.

Dena Thompson moved to Sussex in the 1980s with her first husband.

At the time of her arrest Dena Thompson was living at an address in Cullompton, Devon.

Dena Thompson married Lee Wyatt in 1984, having met two years previously.

Dena Thompson was forced to live homeless for years in order to 'escape' the mafia.

Dena Thompson had previously secured an injunction against Wyatt after making false claims of being assaulted by him.

Dena Thompson was jailed for 18 months in 1995 for this crime.

Dena Thompson murdered him on his 31st birthday in June 1994 by poisoning a curry.

Dena Thompson died of an overdose of anti-depressants and ground aspirin in a drink.

Dena Thompson's mother told her to call a doctor but she did not.

Dena Thompson managed to free his hands and fight back against her, and despite bleeding profusely from the head managed to force her to drop the knife.

Dena Thompson left the house and the next day an estate agent turned up unexpectedly, explaining that he had been told by her that he was to sell the house and stating he expected Richard would be in Florida.

Richard Dena Thompson's accounts were likewise discovered to have been emptied.

Dena Thompson admitted to police to conning money from men but denied trying to kill her husband.

Dena Thompson claimed that he had attacked her following the revelation that she had defrauded him and had retaliated in self-defence.

In 2003, Dena Thompson was convicted of Webb's murder after a trial at the Old Bailey and sentenced to life.

Dena Thompson was told her sentence would run to 16 years at a 2007 High Court ruling, meaning she would not be eligible for release until 2019.

Dena Thompson was dubbed "The Black Widow" in the press, as a black widow spider will kill their male counterparts after mating with them.

Dena Thompson has no remorse but will be the model prisoner and say all the right things.