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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 .
[1] [9] [10] In the late 1970s, [3] Pierce became "one of the first female supervisors at FBI Headquarters," working in the unit processing agent applications. [9] She later worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "where she pursued fugitives and military deserters". [1] There, she met fellow agent Michael Misko (d. 2021), whom she married in 1981 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 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 ...
Margie Velma Barfield (née Bullard; October 29, 1932 – November 2, 1984) was an American serial killer who was convicted of one murder but eventually confessed to six murders in total. Barfield was the first woman in the United States to be executed after the 1976 resumption of capital punishment [1] and the first since 1962. [2]
FBI agent Robert Ressler, who coined the term "serial killer," decided to go forward with the off-the-books arrangement with Burgess as a guest lecturer, according to the documentary. Dr. Ann ...
On October 11, 1922, at age 54, Davidson was hired by director William J. Burns to work at the Bureau of Investigation (the former name of the FBI) as a special investigator. [10] [11] [12] she was the first female special agent. [13] Trained in New York City, [14] she was later assigned to the Washington, D.C. field office. [15]
Mary Jane Jackson (born 1836 – disappeared c. 1863) was an American serial killer, prostitute, and criminal active in New Orleans, Louisiana, from the 1840s to 1860s. She was nicknamed " Bricktop " due to her bright red hair.
Known as America’s first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos carried out a string of notorious and brutal murders along the dark highways of Florida in late 1989 and 1990.. A victim of child ...