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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 .
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 ]
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]
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 ...
Here’s a select list of convicted American serial killers and notable open or unsolved cases. Serial murder is defined by the FBI as two or more killings separated by a span of time.
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.
An FBI informant turned serial killer, Scott Lee Kimball was in prison for fraud, and in 2002, he made a deal with the FBI to let him out as an informant. Once out, Kimball exploited his position ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 December 2024. 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 ...