February 23, 1869Richmond, VirginiaAlbert Tyler poisons a boarder who was going to report his abuse of his stepdaughter Albert Tyler (referred to as Andrew in at least one article) lived with his stepchildren after the death of their mother, the oldest of whom was around 12 years of age. Tyler soon opened his home to…
Suspected serial killer “Flypaper Lyda” Shaw dies of a heart attack
February 5, 1958Salt Lake City, UtahConvicted murderer and suspected serial killer Lyda Trueblood Shaw dies of a heart attack On May 12, 1921, the recently-married 27-year-old Lyda Southard was arrested in Hawaii on the suspicion of killing her fourth husband, Edward Meyer. Meyer had died suddenly after he, Lyda, and a farmhand named Bill Squires…
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