Murderers of the 19th Century - WikiTree
Amelia Dyer - Amelia Dyer was the most prolific baby farm murderer of Victorian England. She was tried and hanged for one murder, but there is little doubt she was responsible for many more similar deaths—possibly 400 or more—over a period of perhaps twenty years.
Amelia Dyer: Baby Farming and Murder - Prisoners Of Eternity
Amelia Dyer may have murdered babies and young infants over a period spanning many decades, but it was one specific case that would prove her downfall and bring her within the purview of the Hangman’s Noose.
Shock as tragic murder trials take centre stage in court
Dec 19, 2024 · This was because Mrs Harding, whose real name was Amelia Dyer, had murdered Doris, put her body in a bag with another infant she’d killed and dumped them in the River Thames. Amelia Dyer was brought to trial for Doris’s murder and admitted to similar crimes over a period of 30 years.
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Amelia Dyer - Wikipedia
Amelia Elizabeth Hobley (1837 – 10 June 1896), popularly dubbed the Ogress of Reading, was an English serial killer who murdered infants in her care over a thirty-year period during the Victorian era. [1][2]
1896: Amelia Dyer, baby farmer - Executed Today
Jun 10, 2012 · On this date in 1896, Amelia Elizabeth Dyer was hanged at Newgate Prison in London. At 58 years old, she was the oldest woman hung in Great Britain between 1844 and 1955. Amelia was a baby farmer, one of many from that time and place. Baby farmers would, for a fee, take an infant or toddler if its mother was unable or unwilling to care for it.
Old Bailey hauntings: Victorian baby killer, ghostly barrister and ...
Oct 29, 2024 · Nurse Amelia Dyer was aged 58 when she was hanged at the Newgate Prison on June 10 1896 after confessing to killing babies following an Old Bailey trial.
The Victorian nurse who murdered hundreds of babies
Dec 2, 2018 · Amelia Dyer was a woman who seemed to be kind and nurturing, taking in hundreds of babies and providing 'care' for them. But she managed to fool the parents who just wanted safe homes and a...
One of Britain’s most evil killers is a woman you’ve never heard of
Sep 2, 2024 · When Amelia Dyer placed the above newspaper advert, she was indeed searching for a young baby. But the young woman had no husband, no vast home, and was anything but respectable. In fact, she...
Getting in the Minds of Murderers at London’s Hidden Crime Museum
Feb 17, 2016 · Seven babies were recovered, drowned in the Thames, their murders attributed to Amelia Dyer, including that of Doris. The process of exhibiting such disturbing artifacts required a delicate...