Amelia Dyer - Wikipedia
Trained as a nurse and widowed in 1869, she turned to baby farming —the practice of adopting unwanted infants in exchange for money—to support herself.
Amelia Dyer “The Reading Baby Farmer” - Crime Museum
Amelia Dyer (1837 – June 10, 1896) is credited as being one of the most prolific murderers in British history. Operating as a baby farmer in Victorian England, Dyer was hanged in 1896 for just one murder although there is little doubt that she is responsible for many, many more.
Amelia Dyer: The Victorian nurse who strangled babies
Jun 2, 2017 · Amelia Dyer is believed to have murdered hundreds of babies during the 19th Century. Her crimes led to one of the most sensational trials of the period and shone a spotlight on the Victorian...
Amelia Dyer: the Most Prolific Serial Killer You’ve Never Heard Of
Nov 25, 2022 · As a baby farmer, Dyer would approach single mothers and advertise that she would nurse and adopt a baby in exchange for a large one-off payment. The fee ranged from around £10 (£1000 in today’s money) to around £80 (for wealthy families looking to get rid of embarrassing bastards).
Amelia Dyer, The Baby-Killing Nurse Of Victorian England - All …
Jan 29, 2024 · Known as the "Ogress of Reading," British nurse and baby farmer Amelia Dyer murdered untold numbers of children in her care during the Victorian era.
The Baby Farmer - Thames Valley Police
In the summer of 1896, 57-year-old Amelia Dyer was executed for the murder of a baby girl. It was a sample charge. The bodies of six more babies had been found, and further evidence pointed to at least 12 murders.
Amelia Dyer “The Reading Baby Farmer” - Alcatraz East
Amelia Dyer (1837 – June 10, 1896) is credited as being one of the most prolific murderers in British history. Operating as a baby farmer in Victorian England, Dyer was hanged in 1896 for just one murder although there is little doubt that she is responsible for many, many more.
Victorian crime in Reading: Amelia Dyer the Caversham baby killer
Jul 5, 2015 · Dyer had been plying her trade as a baby farmer for some 30 years: she advertised in the local newspapers for foster children, offering to look after them for a fee.
One of Britain’s most evil killers is a woman you’ve never heard of
Sep 2, 2024 · Amelia Dyer was a Victorian ‘baby farmer’ who murdered hundreds of babies over 25 years by dumping them in the Thames.
Amelia Dyer: The Victorian Baby Farmer - Owlcation
Apr 11, 2018 · Amelia Dyer, Victorian baby farmer, Ogress of Reading, and candidate to be Jill the Ripper, killed over 400 children to become one of the world’s worst serial killers.
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