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Waneta Ethel (Nixon) Hoyt (May 13, 1946 – August 13, 1998) was an American serial killer who was convicted of killing all five of her biological children.
Feb 14, 2013 · One winter day in 1961, in Newark Valley, New York, the young couple Tim and Waneta Hoyt experienced a horrible tragedy. Their first child, Eric, who was not yet three months old, suddenly died.
Defendant: Waneta Hoyt. Crime Charged: Murder. Chief Defense Lawyers: Robert Miller and Raymond J. Urbanski. Chief Prosecutors: Robert J. Simpson and Margaret Drake. Judge: Vincent Sgueglia. Place: Owego, New York. Dates of Trial: March 30 — April 21, 1995. Verdict: Guilty on 5 counts of murder.
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But over twenty years later, "Mrs H" - her real name Waneta Hoyt - was convicted of murdering her children by smothering. A forensic pathologist, Linda Norton, had formed suspicions about "Mrs H" after reading Steinschneider's paper, and she brought them to the attention of a prosecutor in Syracuse.
Mar 29, 1994 · For a quarter century, Waneta E. Hoyt lived here with the tragedy of her five children's deaths and basked in the comfort of her friends' sympathy. "She'd see a little girl on the street, so...
Apr 22, 1995 · Waneta Hoyt, the 48-year-old woman accused of smothering her five infant children a quarter of a century ago, was convicted of their deaths today in Tioga County Court.
May 30, 2021 · Twenty years after her last murder, Waneta Hoyt was arrested. However, she recanted her confession and pled not guilty. Her trial began in May 1995.
