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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 .
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
Between 1927 and 1954, Nannie Doss fatally poisoned four of her husbands, two of her kids, her mother, one of her mothers-in-law, and two of her grandsons. She received the nickname "The Giggling Granny" because she seemed to giggle when she confessed to the murders.
Nannie Doss (1905–1965) – known as "The Lonely Hearts Killer", among other names; Amelia Dyer (1836–1896) – known as "The Ogress of Reading" Raymond Fernandez (1914–1951) and Martha Beck (1920–1951) – known as "The Honeymoon Killers" and "The Lonely Hearts Killers" [4] Albert Fish (1870–1936)
Nannie Doss – Female serial killer who died of Leukemia while incarcerated in the Penitentiary. Karl Myers - murderer and suspected serial killer who was given two death sentences for the sexually-motivated murders of two women killed in 1993 and 1996. Died on December 28, 2012, from natural causes.
A fact from Nannie Doss appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 December 2007. The text of the entry was as follows: The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know ... that serial killer Nannie Doss was given the moniker "The Jolly Black Widow" after confessing to the murder of four of her five husbands?
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Nannie Doss United States: 1927–1954 11 11 Responsible for 11 deaths between 1927 and 1954. Known as the "Giggling Nanny", the "Giggling Granny", and the "Jolly Black Widow". Sentenced to imprisonment for life. Died of leukemia in 1965, age 59. [210] Marie Alexandrine Becker Belgium: 1933–1936 11 11