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Lizzie Halliday (born Eliza Margaret McNally; c. 1859 – June 28, 1918) was an Irish-American serial killer responsible for the deaths of four people in upstate New York during the 1890s. In 1894, she became the first woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair.
Aug 25, 2021 · Lizzie Halliday murdered at least four people in upstate New York in the 1890s and was dubbed the \"Worst Woman on Earth\". She also confessed to many other killings and was linked to the Whitechapel murders by circumstantial evidence.
Jun 9, 2022 · With three bodies now found on the Halliday property, it was obvious to the authorities that Lizzie needed to be taken in. According to contemporary reports (via Unknown Gender History ), she was arrested shortly after Paul's body was discovered.
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Jun 18, 2023 · Lizzie Halliday was a prolific and violent murderer who terrorized the Hudson Valley in the 1890s. She was the first woman sentenced to die in New York's electric chair, but her sentence was commuted based on insanity.
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Sep 26, 2023 · Lizzie Halliday, born Elizabeth Margaret McNally in Antrim, was a notorious murderer who killed several people in the US in the late 19th century. She was the first woman to be sentenced to death by electric chair, but her sentence was commuted to life in a mental institution.
Aug 25, 2020 · Learn about the chilling history of Lizzie Brown Halliday, who killed five people and was suspected of being Jack the Ripper in the 1890s. She was a criminal prodigy who married and murdered multiple times, and spent 24 years in a mental hospital.
Aug 11, 2014 · Lizzie Halliday was a notorious murderer who confessed to killing at least five people in Sullivan County, New York. She was also linked to the Whitechapel murders in London by a sheriff, but no evidence supported the claim.
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