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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]

  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...

  3. Jan 29, 2024 · Amelia Dyer was a prolific serial killer who ran a "baby farm" and murdered as many as 400 children for profit. She strangled, poisoned, or neglected the infants and disposed of their bodies in the river, until she was caught in 1896.

  4. Amelia Dyer was a notorious baby farmer who murdered and disposed of hundreds of illegitimate children in England. She was hanged in 1896 for one murder, but may have been the infamous Jack the Ripper.

  5. 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.’

  6. 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."

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  8. Nov 25, 2022 · Learn about Amelia Dyer, a notorious baby farmer who killed hundreds of infants for profit in Victorian England. Discover how she evaded the law for years, how she was caught and executed, and why she is one of the most prolific serial killers you've never heard of.

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