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Nannie Doss confessed to killing four of her husbands, her mother, sister, two of her children, two of her grandsons, and a mother-in-law over a 27-year killing spree
Nannie Doss (born Nancy Hazel, November 4, 1905 – June 2, 1965) was an American serial killer responsible for the deaths of 11 people between 1927 and 1954. [1] Doss was also referred to as the Giggling Granny , the Lonely Hearts Killer , the Black Widow , and Lady Blue Beard .
"Giggling Grandma" – Nannie Doss "Glamour Girl Slayer" – Harvey Glatman "Godfather of Matamoros" – Adolfo Constanzo (Spanish: El Padrino de Matamoros) "Godmother" – Sara Aldrete (Spanish: La Madrina) "Goiânia Serial Killer" – Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha "Golden State Killer" – Joseph James DeAngelo "Good Doctor" – Harold Shipman
The Family Nobody Wanted is a 1954 memoir by Helen Doss (née Grigsby). It retells the story of how Doss and her husband Carl, a Methodist minister, adopted twelve children of various ethnic backgrounds (White Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American).
A fact from Nannie Doss appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 December 2007. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that serial killer Nannie Doss was given the moniker "The Jolly Black Widow" after confessing to the murder of four of her five husbands?
His notoriety, boosted by popular books and films, made him a cult figure to those fascinated by his dark apocalyptic visions. American criminal Charles Manson at California Medical Facility ...
Nannie Doss (1905–1965) – known as "The Lonely Hearts Killer", among other names; Amelia Dyer (1836–1896) – known as "The Ogress of Reading" Raymond Fernandez (1914–1951) and Martha Beck (1920–1951) – known as "The Honeymoon Killers" and "The Lonely Hearts Killers" [4] Albert Fish (1870–1936)
Doss, Nannie: 1927–1954 11 11 Died in prison Known as "The Giggling Granny" and "The Jolly Black Widow"; poisoned four husbands, two children, her two sisters, her mother, a grandson, and a mother-in-law [191] Dowler, David: 1983–1987 3 3 Sentenced to life imprisonment Poisoned three acquaintances in Odessa, Texas [192] Duffy, Charles Lee ...