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October 29, 1901; 122 years ago. ( 1901-10-29) Jane Toppan (born Honora Kelley; March 31, 1854 – August 17, 1938), nicknamed Jolly Jane, was an American serial killer who is known to have committed twelve murders in Massachusetts between 1895 and 1901. She confessed to thirty-one murders.
Oct 29, 2017 · Jolly Jane Toppan killed at least 31 people between 1880 and 1901, but the doctors who hired her thought she was one of their best nurses. Jane Toppan. Today, psychiatrists say she was one of the most unusual serial killers in history. Like many serial killers, she had an unstable childhood.
“Jolly” Jane Toppan was a serial killer in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Toppan claimed her life goal was to “have killed more people – helpless people – than any other man or woman who ever lived.” Jane was born to the name Nora and grew up in Boston’s Female Asylum, where unwanted female children were often abandoned.
Jane Toppan (1857–1938), born Honora Kelley, was an American serial killer. She confessed to 31 murders in 1901. She is quoted as saying that her ambition was "to have killed more people — helpless people — than any other man or woman who ever lived..." Early life.
Feb 26, 2018 · “Jolly” Jane Toppan was one of the most beloved nurses employed at Cambridge Hospital. She earned her nickname “Jolly Jane” from her pleasant and upbeat personality, and her friendliness toward her patients. By all counts, she was also one of the best nurses at the hospital as well.
Oct 29, 2015 · Jane Toppan confessed to killing 31 people. But she probably killed dozens more. On October 29, 1901, she was arrested and her murderous rampage was put to an end. She’d been administering...
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Jane Toppan was as violent a shock to nineteenth century America as the Manson murders would be almost a century later. One of many serial killers using an avocation to nursing or medicine, Jane Toppan was a nurse who had access to both medicine and victims with little or no supervision.
