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The ghostly figure of a Victorian murderess is among the spectres believed to wander the halls of the Old Bailey. Nurse Amelia Dyer was aged 58 when she was hanged at the Newgate Prison on June 10 ...
Amelia Dyer was born the youngest of five (with three brothers – Thomas, James and William – and a sister, Ann) in the small village of Pyle Marsh, [2] just east of Bristol, the daughter of master shoemaker Samuel Hobley and Sarah Hobley (née Weymouth). Amelia learned to read and write and developed a love of literature and poetry.
Several baby farmers were tried for murder, manslaughter, or criminal neglect and were hanged. Margaret Waters (executed 1870) and Amelia Dyer (executed 1896) were two infamous British baby farmers, as were Amelia Sach and Annie Walters (executed 1903). [2] The last baby farmer to be executed in Britain was Rhoda Willis, who was hanged in Wales ...
Allegedly confessed to being Jack the Ripper before his execution by hanging in 1892, although he was in prison at the time of the Ripper murders. [158] Amelia Dyer: United Kingdom: 1879–1896: 6–400+ Baby farmer who strangled the babies in her care. Hanged. [159] Alexe Popova: Russia: 1879–1909: 300
She was found in the Puyallup River near Sumner, authorities said in a news release on Dec. 1. Two months after the woman’s death, she was identified by dental records as Tracy Whitney, the ...
Former “family” member Dianne Lake speaks in the series of Manson’s life of crime prior to the murders saying, “I knew that he had been in prison for taking a girl over the state line ...
One review of "Amelia Dyer: Angel Maker" says she was born Amelia Hobley, circa 1838. -- Michael C. Price talk 06:58, 2 October 2010 (UTC) [ reply ] Awkward Tone
Child murder by Constance Kent. Ann Widdecombe, John O'Farrell: 2 The Baby in the Bullrushes: 16 September 2002: Child murders by Amelia Dyer. Robert Elms, Yasmin Pasha 3 The Body in the Trunk: 30 September 2002: The Brighton trunk murders. Ken Follett, Rowan Pelling: 4 The Box Office Hit: 7 October 2002: The Bow cinema murder of 1934. Liza ...