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Elizabeth Bathory
Lured young women into castle under promise of work before torturing and killing them. A countess -
Lavinia Fisher
Husband/Wife murdering duo in SC, many suspected victims. They lured people into hotel way house, likely leaving many victims with little conformation. First in US. -
Amelia Dyer
She did baby farming, convicted of six murders but many believe her kill count is up to 400. Using her work as a midwife she would take unwanted baby's and starve or poison them. Likely suffered from many instances -
Jane Toppan
Centered in Boston MA "Jolly Jane" was convicted 12 murders and confessed to 31, she used her work as a nurse to disguise a sexual fettish for murder. This likely coming from a early loss of mother due to tuberculosis and a upbringing by abusive and alcoholic father -
Miyuki Ishikawa
84 victims with over 40 infants killed in Japan from 1946-1948. -
Nannie Doss
Killed 4 out of 5 husbands and 11 people total with rat poisoning in Oklahoma. Victims include one grandchild, avoided death penalty due to gender -
Aileen Wuornos
Sex worker who would shoot and rob "customers", used self defense as escape. Sentenced for six murders. -
Joanna Dennehy
A 10 day killing spree resulting in the stabbing of 3 victims, released from jail in 2021. Her love interest, housemate, and landlord were also killed. UK