Search results
Amelia Elizabeth Hobley (1837 – 10 June 1896), popularly dubbed the Ogress of Reading, was an English serial killer who murdered infants in her care over a thirty-year period during the Victorian era. [1] [2]
Jun 2, 2017 · Amelia Dyer is believed to have murdered hundreds of babies during the 19th Century. Her crimes led to one of the most sensational trials of the period and shone a spotlight...
Jan 29, 2024 · Perhaps the most prolific serial killer of all time, nurse and baby farmer Amelia Dyer is believed to have slaughtered as many as 400 infants in Victorian England.
Amelia Dyer (1837 – June 10, 1896) is credited as being one of the most prolific murderers in British history. Operating as a baby farmer in Victorian England, Dyer was hanged in 1896 for just one murder although there is little doubt that she is responsible for many, many more.
Amelia Dyer is known as one of the most brutal and infamous serial killers in history. Over a period of 20 years during the Victorian era in England, she is said to have murdered about 300 infants, whom she had taken in to ‘take care of.’
Nov 25, 2022 · Amelia Dyer is an unfamiliar name to modern day readers. Yet this unassuming Victorian nurse killed 300 babies. How did she get away with it for so long?
Oct 30, 2023 · Amelia Elizabeth Dyer was a brutal Victorian-era nurse who killed more than 300 babies in 19th-century England. Her horrific crimes led to one of the most sensational trials of the period, abolishing the shocking Victorian practice of "baby farming."
Oct 23, 2023 · Amelia Dyer, Victorian baby farmer, Ogress of Reading, and candidate to be Jill the Ripper, killed over 400 children to become one of the world’s worst serial killers.
Mar 7, 2017 · Packaging used to conceal a baby murdered by Victorian serial killer Amelia Dyer has been found in a loft. Dyer murdered up to 400 infants over a 20-year period and was found guilty of "baby...
Feb 22, 2013 · While largely forgotten today, Amelia Dyer’s crimes paved the way for one of the most sensational trials of the Victorian era – and spotlighted the pandemic problem of infanticide in 19th century...
