In addition to having by far the CREEPIEST photo ok wikipedia, Amelia Dyer was a crazy sick woman.
Amelia Elizabeth Dyer, born in 1838 is one of the most notorious "baby farm" killer. Believe it or not, she was responsible for more than 400 murders of infants in her care. At the time, newborn babies, especially those born after marriage were commonly “adopted” by others in return for a small fee from the parents, paid in portions or upfront; depending on the situation. Amelia Dyer’s baby farm was a horrendously dirty and unpleasant environment where babies were starved and neglected. As you can tell, Amelia was not very wealthy, and she starved the babies to save money. As Dyer’s ruthlessness increased over time, she began to murder infants immediately after she received payment from parents. The bodies of the babies were disposed in a river near by or some sort of water body, She moved from town to town to aviod suspicion as her practices continuted for over 20 years.
In 1896, a barge traveling on the Thames River discovered a package containing the body of an infant who had been strangled to death. Authorities searched the river and found at least forty more children who had been murdered in the same manner. This lead to great investigation. One of the parcels contained a name and an address which led investigators to Amelia Dyer’s doorstep.
Tried in the Old Bailey courthouse in London, Amelia Dyer was convicted of killing seven infants whose corpses were immediately connected to her. Investigatiors and police were sure she was responsible for dozens, if not hundreds, of other murders of infants. Amelia Dyer was hanged on June 10th, 1896, three weeks after being convicted.
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