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Adella Wood

Adella Wood (1844-1868) was a member of the Rooks gang in London.

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Adella Wood was born in 1844 in the City of London borough of London, England to a poor family. Wood joined the Rooks gang led by Jacob Frye and Evie Frye, and in 1868 she took part in a street fight with the rival Blighters gang with Evie, killing Verne Griffin and Jimmie Cheyne. However, she was killed by Metropolitan Police constable Waldo Atkins with his baton during another street fight.

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