Dyer, Amelia Elizabeth (1839–1896)
Dyer, Amelia Elizabeth (1839–1896)
English murderer. Born 1839 in England; executed at Newgate, June 10, 1896; married and sep.
Moved to Reading (1895) and took in young children as boarders; after killing 7 of them, was arrested (April 1896) and attempted suicide; at trial, claimed insanity (May 1896) but motive was apparently greed, as she collected boarding fees for the murdered children.
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