Aileen Wuornos
In short Aileen Wuornos (1956-2002) killed seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990, clients who had picked her up
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Category: serial killer women
Tamara Samsonova, the granny ripper
In short Tamara Samsonova, born in 1947, was arrested in St Petersburg in July 2015 for the murder of her
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Erzsébet Báthory, the Blood Countess
In short Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), a Hungarian noblewoman, was accused with four servants of torturing and killing hundreds of girls
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Darya Saltykova, the sadistic Russian torturer
In short Darya Saltykova (1730-1801), a Russian noblewoman widowed in 1755, tortured and killed dozens of serfs on her estate
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Mary Ann Cotton, the Black Widow
In short Mary Ann Cotton (1832-1873), born in County Durham, is considered the first female serial killer in British history.
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Nannie Doss The Jolly Black Widow
In short Nannie Doss, nicknamed the “Giggling Granny”, killed 11 people between 1927 and 1954, mostly with rat poison and
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Mariam Soulakiotis the killer nun
In short Who: Mariam Soulakiotis, née Marina Soulakiotou (Keratea, c. 1883 – Athens, 23 November 1954). Nickname: “Mother Rasputin”. Where:
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Leonarda Cianciulli, the Correggio Soap-maker
In short Who: Leonarda Cianciulli (Montella, 18 April 1894 – Pozzuoli, 15 October 1970). Nickname: “the Soap-Maker of Correggio”. Victims:
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Linda Burfield Hazzard
In short Who: Linda Laura Hazzard, née Burfield (Carver, Minnesota, 18 December 1867 – Olalla, 24 June 1938). Nickname: “the
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Amelia Dyer – the maid killer
In short Who: Amelia Elizabeth Dyer, née Hobley (Pyle Marsh, 27 November 1837 – London, 10 June 1896). Nickname: “the
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Enriqueta Martí – the Barcelona Vampire
In short Who: Enriqueta Martí i Ripoll (Sant Feliu de Llobregat, 2 February 1871 – Barcelona, 12 May 1913). Nickname:
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