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Lavinia Fisher (c. 1793 – February 18, 1820) was an American criminal who, according to urban legends, was the first female serial killer in the United States of America. [1] She was married to John Fisher, and both were convicted of highway robbery —a capital offense at the time—not murder .
In May 1972, FBI interim director L. Patrick Gray III changed policy, allowing women to become agents. Pierce applied, and she and Susan Roley Malone became the organization's first female agents after they underwent a 14-week training program at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia , finishing in October 1972.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. American serial killer (1956–2002) Aileen Wuornos Wuornos in 2002 Born Aileen Carol Pittman (1956-02-29) February 29, 1956 Rochester, Michigan, U.S. Died October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) (aged 46) Florida State Prison, Florida, U.S. Cause of death Execution by lethal injection Other names ...
Belle Gunness, born Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth (November 11, 1859 [3] – possibly April 28, 1908), nicknamed Hell's Belle, [1] was a Norwegian-American serial killer who was active in Illinois and Indiana between 1884 and 1908. [1]
An FBI informant turned serial killer, ... assault and murder up to 60 women. He became known as the "Toy Box Killer," a sadistic serial murderer who terrorized Truth or Consequences, New Mexico ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial murder as "a series of two or more murders ...
Hulu's "Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer" shares 87-year-old Dr. Ann Burgess' story of working with victims of sexual assault, and how her research caught the attention of the FBI in the '70s ...
He was found, arrested and convicted of kidnapping, sentenced to 13 years in prison. He was released from prison in 2009 and from parole in 2011. He moved to Gaston County, North Carolina and ...