Thursday, September 22, 2011

Amy Douglas: Child Care Provider & Serial Killer - 1899


FULL TEXT: London, Sep. 19 – Mrs. Amy Douglas was sentenced to five years at the Old Bailey on a charge of baby farming at Chingford. The medical evidence showed that three infants left in prisoner’s care died from starvation. The bodies bore traces of fearful neglect.

[“Starving Infants to Death,” syndicated (Press Association), The Grey River Argus (Greymouth, N.Z.), Sep. 20, 1899, p. 4]

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For more cases of “Baby Farmers,” professional child care providers who murdered children see The Forgotten Serial Killers.

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