Alice Mitchell
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| Born | Alice Jessie Mitchell November 26, 1872 |
| Died | March 31, 1898 (aged 25) Western State Hospital for the Insane, Bolivar, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | murdering her lover |
Alice Jessie Mitchell (November 26, 1872 – March 31, 1898) was an American woman who gained notoriety for the murder of her lover, Freda Ward. On January 23, 1892, the 19-year-old Mitchell cut the throat of Ward, then 17 years old. Mitchell was subsequently found insane by means of a jury inquisition and placed in a psychiatric hospital until her death in 1898.