Dena Thompson (born 1960), commonly known as The Black Widow, is a convicted murderer, confidence trickster and bigamist. She habitually met men through lonely hearts columns and stole their money. She is currently in prison for murdering former media manager Julian Webb, her second husband (though she was still married to her first). She was acquitted of the attempted murder of Richard Thompson (who she married in 1998 after her divorce), and is also suspected of murdering an ex-boyfriend. After Webb's remains were exhumed and analyzed, she was convicted of murder in 2003 and sentenced to life. A High Court ruling in 2007 determined she would serve 16 years, meaning she would not be eligible for release until 2019. She was also convicted of theft and defrauding former lovers.