Mary Jane Jackson
Mary Jane Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Jane Jackson 1836 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Disappeared | c. 1864 (aged ~28) New Orleans, Louisiana, C.S. |
| Other names | "Bricktop" "Mary the Red" "Red Mary" Mary Rufus |
| Conviction | Manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4+ murders; 25 other assaults |
Span of crimes | 1856–1862 |
| Country | United States Confederate States |
| State | Louisiana |
Date apprehended | 1859; 1861 |
Mary Jane Jackson (born 1836 – disappeared c. 1864) was an American serial killer, sex worker, and criminal active in New Orleans, Louisiana, from the 1840s to the 1860s. She was nicknamed "Bricktop" due to her bright red hair.