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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 on the Victorian...
cases. The horrors of child-murder were sensationalised in the press and became a catalyst for Victorian anxieties and fears surrounding motherhood. Infanticide spread alarm throughout Victorian society regarding the innocence and vulnerability of new-born infants.9
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murder in the late nineteenth century were of so-called „baby-farmers,‟ whose victims were not their own children. On infanticide, see Mark Jackson (ed.), Infanticide: Historical Perspectives on Child Murder
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."
Feb 23, 2022 · ‘If they hang me I will tell the truth’ – Mary Prout, the Pembrokeshire child murder case 150 years ago. By Russell Grigg. This article explores the case of Mary Prout, from Amroth, around the 150th anniversary of her conviction for the murder of her baby daughter.
Jan 18, 2018 · In today’s society, there are many cases of children committing murder, several being in Liverpool and Merseyside. One famous case was that of Rhys Jones in 2007. He was shot in the back whilst cycling through a pub car park in the afternoon by a member of the Croxteth Crew, Sean Mercer.
