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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 .
She remained free for sixteen years until inadvertently confessing to undercover cops, and was sentenced to 25 years to life for first-degree murder. Annie Monahan of New Haven, Connecticut, poisoned three of her husbands and her niece with arsenic. She was sentenced to life for her third husband's murder and died in prison.
The International Review of Victimology is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of victimology. [1] The editor-in-chief is Joanna Shapland (University of Sheffield) and the editors are Edna Erez (University of Illinois at Chicago), Matthew Hall (Sheffield University), Leslie Sebba (The Hebrew University) and Jo-Anne Wemmers (Université de Montréal).
Bertha Alice Williams Graham Gifford (October 30, 1871 – August 20, 1951) [1] was a farmwife in rural Catawissa, Missouri during the early 1900s who was accused of murdering three members of the local community and suspected in 15 additional deaths. [2]
"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
Victimology is the study of victimization, including the psychological effects on victims, the relationship between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system—that is, the police and courts, and corrections officials—and the connections between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social movements.
Agreed. The Crime Library article appears to confuse things, as well, clearly describing Robert Lee Haynes as Nannie's grandson in chapter 6, but then calling him her nephew in chapter 16. Also, I didn't read anything about Nannie killing two sisters, only one.