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…
Serial killer “The Giggling Granny” dies in prison
June 2, 1965 McAlester, Oklahoma Nannie Doss, known by various names including “The Giggling Granny,” dies in prison Doss was a Blackwidow, killing her husbands both for insurance money and to search “for the perfect mate, the real romance of life.” She elaborated by stating her actions were inspired by romance novels and the pursuit…
The “death” of Belle Gunness, serial killer for profit
April 28, 1908 La Ponte, Indiana The bodies Belle Gunness’ three children and the headless corpse of a woman are found in the charred remnants of Gunness’ home Gunness was believed to have been a serial killer, killing her first husband, Mads Albert Sorenson, and their two infant children, as well as burning down their…
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