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]
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 - BBC News
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 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.
A 19th Century Nightmare: Victorian Baby Farms - The Vintage …
Jun 1, 2021 · Margaret Waters, also known as the Brixton Baby Farmer was the first woman in England to be hanged for baby farming. She was tried with killing only one child, but it is estimated that she killed up to 19.
One of Britain’s most evil killers is a woman you’ve never heard of
Sep 2, 2024 · Baby farming was a Victorian practice which took advantage of mothers unable to care for their children. If a woman had a baby outside of marriage, she could be shunned from society. At the...
Amelia Dyer – The Notorious Victorian ‘Baby Farmer’
Aug 14, 2018 · Though Amelia Dyer was not the only callous baby farmer in the country, somehow she received a notoriety that could never be erased. Luckily, her case and its widely publicized trial prompted a serious police investigation …
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.
"Baby farmer" Amelia Dyer murdered as many as 300 babies in …
Oct 17, 2017 · When it comes to Victorian England, one of the most appalling murderers went by the name of Amelia Dyer, a woman who took the lives of the most helpless. The Bristol-born woman built a career for herself in “baby farming,” the …
The Gruesome Tale of the Baby Farm Killer: Amelia Dyer
Aug 23, 2023 · We dissect the grim narrative of the infamous Amelia Dyer, known as the baby farm killer. The episode paints a vivid picture of the 19th century, where the stigma of illegitimate children and the desperation of single mothers birthed a shocking practice - baby farming.