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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fanny_AdamsFanny Adams - Wikipedia

    Known for. Victim of a notorious murder. Fanny Adams (30 April 1859 – 24 August 1867) was an eight-year-old English girl, who was murdered by a solicitor's clerk, Frederick Baker, in Alton, Hampshire, in 1867. Her murder was extraordinarily brutal and caused a national outcry in the United Kingdom.

  2. thecrimewire.com › multifarious › Sweet-Fanny-Adams'Sweet Fanny Adams': How a Horrific Child Murder Became ...

    Nov 23, 2023 · If she were alive today, Fanny Adams would probably be shocked and wounded knowing that her name has been so negatively embedded in English slang. The question is—what did Fanny do to deserve being immortalised in this way? The answer, ironically, is nothing.

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  3. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › sweet-fanny-adamsSweet Fanny Adams - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    Sweet Fanny Adams is a euphemism for nothing, derived from the name of an eight-year-old girl who was murdered in 1867. The phrase was first used by sailors to refer to poor meat rations and later became a slang term for vacuity.

  4. www.historicmysteries.com › history › fanny-adams“Killed a Young Girl. It was Fine and Hot” The Murder of ...

    Oct 23, 2023 · Fanny Adams was an eight-year-old girl who was brutally killed and dismembered by Frederick Baker in 1867. Learn about the gruesome crime, the suspect, and how her name became a slang term for poor quality or nothing.

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  6. www.historyanswers.co.uk › people-politics › theThe gruesome origin of ‘Sweet Fanny Adams’ | All About History

    Oct 14, 2015 · Sweet Fanny Adams was a phrase used in Victorian England to mean nothing or very little, but it was based on a real murder case of a girl named Fanny Adams. Learn how Fanny was abducted, mutilated and killed by Frederick Baker in 1867, and how her name became associated with tinned mutton.

  7. www.youtube.com › watchThe Tragic Story of Fanny Adams | Victorian True Crime | Well ...

    Feb 11, 2022 · 2.6M views 2 years ago. The murder of Fanny Adams in 1867 was a shocking event, not just in her sleepy town of Alton, but throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. Little could anyone back then...

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  9. www.hampshireconstabularyhistory.org.uk › storiesThe murder of Fanny Adams – Hampshire Constabulary History ...

    Learn about the horrific case of Fanny Adams, an 8-year-old girl who was decapitated and mutilated in Alton, Hampshire, in 1867. Find out how the murderer, Frederick Baker, was caught, tried and hanged, and explore the historical sites related to the crime.

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