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  1. Lavinia Fisher (c. 1793 – February 18, 1820) was an American criminal who, according to urban legends, was the first female serial killer in the United States of America. She was married to John Fisher, and both were convicted of highway robbery —a capital offense at the time—not murder .

  2. Jun 8, 2022 · Some claim that Lavinia was the first female serial killer in America, with police finding hundreds of skeletons buried beneath the inn after her arrest. Others don’t believe she ever killed anyone at all.

  3. 2 days ago · This is the shocking story of Aileen Wuornos, a victim that turned into America's first woman serial killer. Aileen Wuornos, infamously known as America’s first female serial killer, became one of the most notorious figures in criminal history. Between 1989 and 1990, Wuornos murdered seven men in Florida, a series of crimes that shocked the ...

  4. Legend holds that the first female serial killer in the U.S. was Lavinia Fisher, who lived near Charleston, South Carolina, but records show different.

  5. Nov 28, 2023 · Known as America’s first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos carried out a string of notorious and brutal murders along the dark highways of Florida in late 1989 and 1990. A victim of child...

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  6. Apr 20, 2023 · Branded “The Damsel of Death” and the “Highway Hooker,” Aileen Wuornos was accused of killing seven men between 1989 and 1990 while she hitchhiked around Florida. After her arrest in 1991, Wuornos quickly gained notoriety as “America’s first female serial killer.”.

  7. May 19, 2020 · America’s First Female Serial Killer novelizes the true story of first-generation Irish-American nurse Jane Toppan, born as Honora Kelley. Although all the facts are intact, books about her life and her crimes are all facts and no story.

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