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Affair of the Poisons
The Affair of the Poisons was a major murder scandal in France which took place in 1677–1682, during the reign of King Louis XIV. During it, a number of prominent members of the aristocracy were...
The Affair of the Poisons was a major murder scandal in France which took place in 1677–1682, during the reign of King Louis XIV. During it, a number of prominent members of the aristocracy were...
Amy Archer-Gilligan
"Sister" Amy Duggan Archer-Gilligan (1868–1962) was a Windsor, Connecticut nursing home proprietor and serial killer who systematically murdered at least five people by poison; one was her secon...
"Sister" Amy Duggan Archer-Gilligan (1868–1962) was a Windsor, Connecticut nursing home proprietor and serial killer who systematically murdered at least five people by poison; one was her secon...
Ann Bilansky
Ann Bilansky (born Mary Ann Evards Wright) (c.
Ann Bilansky (born Mary Ann Evards Wright) (c.
Anna Maria Zwanziger
Anna Margaretha Zwanziger was a Bavarian serial killer.
Anna Margaretha Zwanziger was a Bavarian serial killer.
Anna Marie Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn (July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany - December 7, 1938 at the Ohio State Penitentiary) was a German-born American serial killer.
Anna Marie Hahn (July 7, 1906 in Bavaria, Germany - December 7, 1938 at the Ohio State Penitentiary) was a German-born American serial killer.
Anne Turner (murderer)
Mrs Anne Turner (5 January 1576 – 15 November 1615), aka Mistress Anne Turner or Mrs.
Mrs Anne Turner (5 January 1576 – 15 November 1615), aka Mistress Anne Turner or Mrs.
Antoine François Desrues
Antoine François Desrues (1744–1777) was a French poisoner.
Antoine François Desrues (1744–1777) was a French poisoner.
Antti Taskinen
Antti Olavi Taskinen (born 1976) is a Finnish serial killer, who is responsible for the deaths of at least two men in Tampere and Heinola.
Antti Olavi Taskinen (born 1976) is a Finnish serial killer, who is responsible for the deaths of at least two men in Tampere and Heinola.
Arnfinn Nesset
Arnfinn Nesset is a Norwegian nurse who became the most prolific known serial killer in Scandinavian history only surpassed by the terrorist Anders Behring Breivik on July 22nd 2011.
Arnfinn Nesset is a Norwegian nurse who became the most prolific known serial killer in Scandinavian history only surpassed by the terrorist Anders Behring Breivik on July 22nd 2011.
Audrey Marie Hilley
Audrey Marie Hilley (June 4, 1933 - February 26, 1987) was an American murderer.
Audrey Marie Hilley (June 4, 1933 - February 26, 1987) was an American murderer.
Black Widows of Liverpool
Catherine Flannigan and Margaret Higgins were Irish sisters who were convicted of poisoning and murdering two people in Liverpool and suspected of more deaths.
Catherine Flannigan and Margaret Higgins were Irish sisters who were convicted of poisoning and murdering two people in Liverpool and suspected of more deaths.
Blanche Taylor Moore
Blanche Kiser Taylor Moore is a convicted murderer and probable serial killer from Alamance County, North Carolina.
Blanche Kiser Taylor Moore is a convicted murderer and probable serial killer from Alamance County, North Carolina.
Caroline Grills
Caroline Grills, born Caroline Mickelson, was an Australian serial killer.
Caroline Grills, born Caroline Mickelson, was an Australian serial killer.
Catherine Trianon
Catherine Trianon, née Catherine Boule, called La Trianon, was a French fortune teller and poisoner, one of the accused in the famous Poison Affair.
Catherine Trianon, née Catherine Boule, called La Trianon, was a French fortune teller and poisoner, one of the accused in the famous Poison Affair.
Catherine Wilson
Catherine Wilson (1822 - 20 October 1862) was a British woman who was hanged for one murder, but was generally thought at the time to have committed six others.
Catherine Wilson (1822 - 20 October 1862) was a British woman who was hanged for one murder, but was generally thought at the time to have committed six others.
Christiana Edmunds
Christiana Edmunds (1829–1907) was a notorious English woman who, in the late 19th century, became known as The Chocolate Cream Poisoner, when she poisoned several people by way of adulter...
Christiana Edmunds (1829–1907) was a notorious English woman who, in the late 19th century, became known as The Chocolate Cream Poisoner, when she poisoned several people by way of adulter...
Daisy de Melker
Daisy Louisa C. De Melker, simply known as Daisy de Melker, was a trained nurse who poisoned two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance while living in Germiston in the central ...
Daisy Louisa C. De Melker, simply known as Daisy de Melker, was a trained nurse who poisoned two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance while living in Germiston in the central ...
Debora Green
Dr. Debora Green was a former oncologist living in Prairie Village, Kansas, married to Dr. Michael Farrar, a cardiologist.
Dr. Debora Green was a former oncologist living in Prairie Village, Kansas, married to Dr. Michael Farrar, a cardiologist.
Edme Castaing
Edme Castaing was a French physician and is thought to have been the first person to use morphine to commit murder.
Edme Castaing was a French physician and is thought to have been the first person to use morphine to commit murder.
Edward William Pritchard
Edward William Pritchard was an English doctor who was convicted of murdering his wife and mother-in-law by poisoning.
Edward William Pritchard was an English doctor who was convicted of murdering his wife and mother-in-law by poisoning.
Elfriede Blauensteiner
Elfriede Blauensteiner (22 January 1931 – 18 November 2003), dubbed the "Black Widow", was an Austrian serial killer who murdered at least three victims by poison.
Elfriede Blauensteiner (22 January 1931 – 18 November 2003), dubbed the "Black Widow", was an Austrian serial killer who murdered at least three victims by poison.
Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh
Elizabeth van Valkenburgh (July 1799 - January 24, 1846) was an early American murderer who was hanged for poisoning her husband.
Elizabeth van Valkenburgh (July 1799 - January 24, 1846) was an early American murderer who was hanged for poisoning her husband.
Elizabeth Woolcock
Elizabeth Woolcock (20 April 1848 – 30 December 1873) was born Elizabeth Lillian Oliver in Burra Burra and was hanged in Adelaide Gaol for the murder of her husband Thomas Woolcock by mercury po...
Elizabeth Woolcock (20 April 1848 – 30 December 1873) was born Elizabeth Lillian Oliver in Burra Burra and was hanged in Adelaide Gaol for the murder of her husband Thomas Woolcock by mercury po...
Emeline Meaker
Emeline Lucy Meaker (sometimes reported as Lucy Emeline Meaker) (died March 30, 1883) was the first woman who was legally executed by Vermont.
Emeline Lucy Meaker (sometimes reported as Lucy Emeline Meaker) (died March 30, 1883) was the first woman who was legally executed by Vermont.
Exili
Exili was an Italian chemist and poisoner in the 17th century.
Exili was an Italian chemist and poisoner in the 17th century.
Florence Maybrick
Florence Elizabeth Maybrick was an American woman convicted in Great Britain of murdering her considerably older husband, James Maybrick.
Florence Elizabeth Maybrick was an American woman convicted in Great Britain of murdering her considerably older husband, James Maybrick.
Françoise Filastre
Françoise Filastre, was a French poisoner.
Françoise Filastre, was a French poisoner.
Frederick Mors
Frederick Mors was an Austrian serial killer who, while employed in a nursing home in New York City, killed seventeen elderly patients by poisoning.
Frederick Mors was an Austrian serial killer who, while employed in a nursing home in New York City, killed seventeen elderly patients by poisoning.
Frederick Seddon
Frederick Henry Seddon (sometimes called Sedden) (1870 – 18 April 1912) was a British poisoner who was hanged in 1912 for murdering Eliza Mary Barrow.
Frederick Henry Seddon (sometimes called Sedden) (1870 – 18 April 1912) was a British poisoner who was hanged in 1912 for murdering Eliza Mary Barrow.
Gesche Gottfried
Gesche Margarethe Gottfried, born Gesche Margarethe Timm (6 March 1785 - 21 April 1831), was a serial killer who murdered 15 people by arsenic poisoning in Bremen and Hanover, Germany, between 1...
Gesche Margarethe Gottfried, born Gesche Margarethe Timm (6 March 1785 - 21 April 1831), was a serial killer who murdered 15 people by arsenic poisoning in Bremen and Hanover, Germany, between 1...
Giovanna Bonanno
Giovanna Bonanno was an alleged Italian witch and professional poisoner.
Giovanna Bonanno was an alleged Italian witch and professional poisoner.
Giulia Tofana
Giulia Tofana (also spelled Toffana, Tophana) (died in Rome, July 1659) was an Italian professional poisoner.
Giulia Tofana (also spelled Toffana, Tophana) (died in Rome, July 1659) was an Italian professional poisoner.
Graham Young
Graham Frederick Young was an English serial killer.
Graham Frederick Young was an English serial killer.
Gustave de Zarbouble
Gustave Bertrand de Zarbouble, also Zarbublius (fl.
Gustave Bertrand de Zarbouble, also Zarbublius (fl.
Herbert Rowse Armstrong
Herbert Rowse Armstrong TD. MA. (13 May 1869 – 31 May 1922) was an English solicitor and convicted murderer, the only solicitor in the history of the United Kingdom to have been hanged for murder.
Herbert Rowse Armstrong TD. MA. (13 May 1869 – 31 May 1922) was an English solicitor and convicted murderer, the only solicitor in the history of the United Kingdom to have been hanged for murder.
Hu Wanlin
Hu Wanlin (}}, born 1949, Mianyang, China) is thought to be one of the world's most prolific medical serial killers.
Hu Wanlin (}}, born 1949, Mianyang, China) is thought to be one of the world's most prolific medical serial killers.
Janie Lou Gibbs
Janie Lou Gibbs (December 25, 1932 – February 7, 2010) was a serial killer from Cordele, Georgia, who killed her three sons, a grandson, and her husband, by poisoning them with rat poison ...
Janie Lou Gibbs (December 25, 1932 – February 7, 2010) was a serial killer from Cordele, Georgia, who killed her three sons, a grandson, and her husband, by poisoning them with rat poison ...
Johannes O.
Johannes Franciscus Alphonsus Marinus (John) Opdam was a Dutch murderer.
Johannes Franciscus Alphonsus Marinus (John) Opdam was a Dutch murderer.
John Bodkin Adams
John Bodkin Adams (21 January 1899 – 4 July 1983) was an Irish-born British general practitioner, convicted fraudster and suspected serial killer.
John Bodkin Adams (21 January 1899 – 4 July 1983) was an Irish-born British general practitioner, convicted fraudster and suspected serial killer.
John Tawell
John Tawell (1784–1845) was a British murderer.
John Tawell (1784–1845) was a British murderer.
Judy Buenoano
Judias "Judy" Buenoano (born Judias Welty, also known as Judias Goodyear, also known as Judias Morris) (April 4, 1943 - March 30, 1998), was a convicted murderer who was execut...
Judias "Judy" Buenoano (born Judias Welty, also known as Judias Goodyear, also known as Judias Morris) (April 4, 1943 - March 30, 1998), was a convicted murderer who was execut...
Kimberly Clark Saenz
Kimberly Clark Saenz, also known as Kimberly Clark Fowler, is a convicted serial killer.
Kimberly Clark Saenz, also known as Kimberly Clark Fowler, is a convicted serial killer.
Kristin Rossum
Kristin Margrethe Rossum, is currently serving a life sentence in California for poisoning her husband Greg deVillers with fentanyl she stole from her job and attempting to pass off his death as...
Kristin Margrethe Rossum, is currently serving a life sentence in California for poisoning her husband Greg deVillers with fentanyl she stole from her job and attempting to pass off his death as...
La Voisin
Catherine Monvoisin, or Montvoisin, née Deshayes, known as "La Voisin", was a French fortune teller, poisoner and an alleged sorceress, one of the chief personages in the affai...
Catherine Monvoisin, or Montvoisin, née Deshayes, known as "La Voisin", was a French fortune teller, poisoner and an alleged sorceress, one of the chief personages in the affai...
Lakhvir Kaur Singh
Lakhvir Kaur Singh is a murderer convicted of the murder of her former lover Lakhvinder Cheema through the use of the poison Aconite.
Lakhvir Kaur Singh is a murderer convicted of the murder of her former lover Lakhvinder Cheema through the use of the poison Aconite.
Learchus (regicide)
Learchus (Λέαρχος) was an adviser in the government of the Kingdom of Cyrenaica during the reign of king Arcesilaus II. Learchus is best known for perpetrating the murder of this very same Arces...
Learchus (Λέαρχος) was an adviser in the government of the Kingdom of Cyrenaica during the reign of king Arcesilaus II. Learchus is best known for perpetrating the murder of this very same Arces...
Locusta
Locusta was a Roman serial killer during the 1st century AD.
Locusta was a Roman serial killer during the 1st century AD.
Louis de Vanens
Louis de Vanens (1647 - December 1691), was a French alchemist and poisoner.
Louis de Vanens (1647 - December 1691), was a French alchemist and poisoner.
Lowell Amos
Lowell Edwin Amos is a former Detroit businessman whose mother and three wives all died under suspicious circumstances.
Lowell Edwin Amos is a former Detroit businessman whose mother and three wives all died under suspicious circumstances.
Lyda Southard
Lyda Southard (October 16, 1892-February 5, 1958) was an American serial killer.
Lyda Southard (October 16, 1892-February 5, 1958) was an American serial killer.
Ma Anand Sheela
Ma Anand Sheela is a former follower, secretary and spokeswoman for the Indian mystic and spiritual teacher Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, now commonly known as Osho.
Ma Anand Sheela is a former follower, secretary and spokeswoman for the Indian mystic and spiritual teacher Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, now commonly known as Osho.
Madame de Brinvilliers
Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (22 July 1630 – 17 July 1676) was a French serial killer.
Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (22 July 1630 – 17 July 1676) was a French serial killer.
Magdelaine Chapelain
Magdelaine Chapelain, was a French fortune teller and poisoner.
Magdelaine Chapelain, was a French fortune teller and poisoner.
Magdelaine de La Grange
Magdelaine de La Grange (c.1641—1679) was a French fortune-teller involved in the Affair of the Poisons.
Magdelaine de La Grange (c.1641—1679) was a French fortune-teller involved in the Affair of the Poisons.
Marguerite Delaporte
Marguerite Delaporte (1610 – after 1682) was a professional French poisoner and fortune teller.
Marguerite Delaporte (1610 – after 1682) was a professional French poisoner and fortune teller.
Marguerite Joly
Marguerite Joly, was a professional French poisoner.
Marguerite Joly, was a professional French poisoner.
Maria Swanenburg
Maria Catherina Swanenburg (Leiden 9 September 1839 - Gorinchem 11 April 1915) was a Dutch serial killer.
Maria Catherina Swanenburg (Leiden 9 September 1839 - Gorinchem 11 April 1915) was a Dutch serial killer.
Marie Besnard
Marie Besnard (1896–1980), also known as 'The Good Lady of Loudun', was an accused serial poisoner in the mid 20th century.
Marie Besnard (1896–1980), also known as 'The Good Lady of Loudun', was an accused serial poisoner in the mid 20th century.
Marie Bosse
Marie Bosse, also known as La Bosse, was a French poisoner, fortune teller and alleged witch.
Marie Bosse, also known as La Bosse, was a French poisoner, fortune teller and alleged witch.
Marie Lafarge
Marie-Fortunée Lafarge, née Capelle (January 15, 1816 - November 7, 1852) was a Frenchwoman who was convicted of murdering her husband by arsenic poisoning in 1840.
Marie-Fortunée Lafarge, née Capelle (January 15, 1816 - November 7, 1852) was a Frenchwoman who was convicted of murdering her husband by arsenic poisoning in 1840.
Marie Vigoreaux
Marie Vigoreaux, was a French fortune teller and poisoner.
Marie Vigoreaux, was a French fortune teller and poisoner.
Martha Needle
Martha Needle was known for poisoning her husband, 3 children and future brother-in-law, and was hanged on 22 October 1894.
Martha Needle was known for poisoning her husband, 3 children and future brother-in-law, and was hanged on 22 October 1894.
Mary Ann Britland
Mary Ann Britland (1847–1886) of Ashton-under-Lyne was the first woman to be executed by hanging at Strangeways Prison, Manchester, England by James Berry on the 9 August 1886.
Mary Ann Britland (1847–1886) of Ashton-under-Lyne was the first woman to be executed by hanging at Strangeways Prison, Manchester, England by James Berry on the 9 August 1886.
Mary Ann Cotton
Mary Ann Cotton was an English woman convicted of murdering her children and believed to have murdered up to 21 people, mainly by arsenic poisoning.
Mary Ann Cotton was an English woman convicted of murdering her children and believed to have murdered up to 21 people, mainly by arsenic poisoning.
Mary Ansell
Mary Ann Ansell, a house-maid, was hanged at St Albans, on 19 July 1899 for poisoning her sister, Caroline, who was an inmate in an asylum.
Mary Ann Ansell, a house-maid, was hanged at St Albans, on 19 July 1899 for poisoning her sister, Caroline, who was an inmate in an asylum.
Mary Bateman
Mary Bateman (1768–March 20, 1809) was an English criminal and alleged witch, known as the "Yorkshire Witch", who was tried and executed for witchcraft (murder by poison) during the early ...
Mary Bateman (1768–March 20, 1809) was an English criminal and alleged witch, known as the "Yorkshire Witch", who was tried and executed for witchcraft (murder by poison) during the early ...
Mary Blandy
Mary Blandy was a female murderer in 18th century England.
Mary Blandy was a female murderer in 18th century England.
Mary Elizabeth Wilson
Mary Elizabeth Wilson (c. 1893 - 1963), also known as the Merry widow of Windy Nook, was a serial killer and the last woman to be sentenced to death in Durham, in 1958.
Mary Elizabeth Wilson (c. 1893 - 1963), also known as the Merry widow of Windy Nook, was a serial killer and the last woman to be sentenced to death in Durham, in 1958.
Masumi Hayashi (poisoner)
Masumi Hayashi is a Japanese woman convicted of putting poison in a pot of curry being served at a 1998 summer festival in the Sonobe district of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Masumi Hayashi is a Japanese woman convicted of putting poison in a pot of curry being served at a 1998 summer festival in the Sonobe district of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Murder of Lakhvinder Cheema
Lakhvinder Cheema was murdered by his former lover, Lakhvir Kaur Singh through the use of the poison aconitine.
Lakhvinder Cheema was murdered by his former lover, Lakhvir Kaur Singh through the use of the poison aconitine.
Nannie Doss
Nannie Doss (November 4, 1905 – June 2, 1965) was a serial killer responsible for the deaths of eleven people between the 1920s and 1954.
Nannie Doss (November 4, 1905 – June 2, 1965) was a serial killer responsible for the deaths of eleven people between the 1920s and 1954.
Orville Lynn Majors
Orville Lynn Majors is a former licensed practical nurse from Clinton, Indiana who was convicted of murdering his patients.
Orville Lynn Majors is a former licensed practical nurse from Clinton, Indiana who was convicted of murdering his patients.
Philadelphia poison ring
The Philadelphia poison ring was a murder for hire gang led by the Petrillo cousins, Herman and Paul Petrillo, in 1938.
The Philadelphia poison ring was a murder for hire gang led by the Petrillo cousins, Herman and Paul Petrillo, in 1938.
Pino III Ordelaffi
Pino III Ordelaffi (March 1436 – October 1480) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Forlì.
Pino III Ordelaffi (March 1436 – October 1480) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Forlì.
Rhonda Belle Martin
Rhonda Bell Martin (1907 – October 11, 1957) was an American serial killer.
Rhonda Bell Martin (1907 – October 11, 1957) was an American serial killer.
Richard Rice (poisoner)
Richard Rice was a cook to John Fisher, bishop of Rochester and was executed for poisoning the Bishop's household.
Richard Rice was a cook to John Fisher, bishop of Rochester and was executed for poisoning the Bishop's household.
Robert de Baldoque
Robert de Baldoque, also known as Romani (floruit 1683) was a French adventurer involved in the Affair of the Poisons.
Robert de Baldoque, also known as Romani (floruit 1683) was a French adventurer involved in the Affair of the Poisons.
Ronald Clark O'Bryan
Ronald Clark O'Bryan was a murderer from Deer Park, Texas, who was convicted of killing his eight-year-old son Timothy on Halloween, 1974 with cyanide-laced candy in order to claim life insuranc...
Ronald Clark O'Bryan was a murderer from Deer Park, Texas, who was convicted of killing his eight-year-old son Timothy on Halloween, 1974 with cyanide-laced candy in order to claim life insuranc...
Stacey Castor
Stacey Castor (born July 24, 1967) is a resident of Clay, New York and is a convicted murderer.
Stacey Castor (born July 24, 1967) is a resident of Clay, New York and is a convicted murderer.
Stella Nickell
Stella M. Nickell is a American woman who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for product tampering after she allegedly poisoned Excedrin capsules with lethal cyanide, resulting in the deaths of...
Stella M. Nickell is a American woman who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for product tampering after she allegedly poisoned Excedrin capsules with lethal cyanide, resulting in the deaths of...
The Angel Makers of Nagyrév
"The Angel Makers of Nagyrév" were a group of women living in the village of Nagyrév, Hungary who between 1914 and 1929 poisoned to death an estimated 300 people.
"The Angel Makers of Nagyrév" were a group of women living in the village of Nagyrév, Hungary who between 1914 and 1929 poisoned to death an estimated 300 people.
Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
Thomas Griffiths Wainewright was an English artist, writer and infamous poisoner.
Thomas Griffiths Wainewright was an English artist, writer and infamous poisoner.
Thomas Neill Cream
Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-born serial killer, who claimed his first proven victims in the United States and the rest in England, and possib...
Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-born serial killer, who claimed his first proven victims in the United States and the rest in England, and possib...
Tillie Klimek
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago.
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago.
Velma Barfield
Margie Velma Barfield was a serial killer, convicted of six murders.
Margie Velma Barfield was a serial killer, convicted of six murders.
Vera Renczi
Vera Renczi was a Romanian serial killer who poisoned 35 individuals including her husbands, lovers and one son with arsenic during the 1920s and 1930s.
Vera Renczi was a Romanian serial killer who poisoned 35 individuals including her husbands, lovers and one son with arsenic during the 1920s and 1930s.
William Palmer (murderer)
William Palmer (6 August 1824 – 14 June 1856), also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners, was an English doctor who was convicted of murder in one of the most not...
William Palmer (6 August 1824 – 14 June 1856), also known as the Rugeley Poisoner or the Prince of Poisoners, was an English doctor who was convicted of murder in one of the most not...
Yoarashi Okinu
Yoarashi Okinu (夜嵐 おきぬ, ca.1845 - March 28, 1872) is the moniker of Harada Kinu, who was a Japanese female poisoner and geisha and lived from the end of the Edo era to the beginning of the...
Yoarashi Okinu (夜嵐 おきぬ, ca.1845 - March 28, 1872) is the moniker of Harada Kinu, who was a Japanese female poisoner and geisha and lived from the end of the Edo era to the beginning of the...