Klimek, Tillie (1865–1936)
Klimek, Tillie (1865–1936)
Polish-American serial killer. Born 1865; died at Illinois Women's Prison, 1936; m. John Mitkiewitz (died c. 1914); m. John Ruskowsi (died within 3 months of marriage); m. Joseph Guszkowski (died 1916); m. Frank Kupszyk (died 1920); m. Anton Klimek, 1921.
Because she had a habit of accurately predicting deaths of her husbands from which she benefited financially, came under suspicion when she picked out a funeral dress for 5th husband who had not yet died (he survived); suspected in arsenic poisoning deaths of 4 husbands and a neighbor (Rose Chudzinski), was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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