This list is restricted to those female serial killers who focused their homicidal attention on the murdering of their own babies. Many serial killer mothers murdered older children (as well as step-children and child relatives), but these cases are not included here.
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1st c BC Laodice of Cappadocia – Kingdom of Pontus, Anatolia; 5 sons poisoned
1609 Jane Hattersley – East Grinstead, Sussex, England –
1750 (Finland:10 cases, 1750-1896) (names yet to be
collected and added)
1st c BC Laodice of Cappadocia – Kingdom of Pontus, Anatolia; 5 sons poisoned
1609 Jane Hattersley – East Grinstead, Sussex, England –
1638 Linda
Downes – Colchester, Essex, England –
1789 “Vanaja Serial Baby-Killing
Mother” – Vanaja, Finland – 3 babies
1816 Susannah Holroyd – England – 5 infants (plus husband) murdered
1819 Ane Nielsdatter
– Copenhagen, Denmark – 5 or 6 children
1842 Frances Bennett – Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England – 6 newborns
1842 Frances Bennett – Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England – 6 newborns
1848 Mary May – Colchester, England – 14 children
1849 Rebecca Smith – Devizes, England – 8 newborns
1854 Pamela Myers (alias Snyder) – Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pa., USA –
1861 Ane Cathrine Andersdatter – Rødovre Mark, Denmark – 3
1869 Mrs. Wahle – Jacksonville, Illinois – 3
1849 Rebecca Smith – Devizes, England – 8 newborns
1850s Allie Belchie –
Lintlaw, Buncle Parish, Scotland –
1854 Marie Gagey – Arnay-sous-Vitteaux, France; 2 children (& 3-4 adults)1861 Ane Cathrine Andersdatter – Rødovre Mark, Denmark – 3
1869 Mrs. Wahle – Jacksonville, Illinois – 3
1871 Ann Burns –
Wigan, Lancashire, England –3: step-f & 2 babies
1875 Marie Bouriant – Ainay-le-Vieil, France; 5 babies
murdered
1875 Sophie Gautié Bouyou – Cahors, France – 7 murders suspected
1877 Elizabeth Kirkbride – Liverpool, England – 8 babies
1875 Sophie Gautié Bouyou – Cahors, France – 7 murders suspected
1877 Elizabeth Kirkbride – Liverpool, England – 8 babies
1878 Anne-Marie Guemuchot – Chapelle-Saint-Saveur, France – 3 babies
1879 Marie Bleirs – Vienna, Austria –
1883 Madame Roger – France; New Caledonia – 3 babies
1879 Marie Bleirs – Vienna, Austria –
1883 Madame Roger – France; New Caledonia – 3 babies
1886 Mary Hart – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 13 babies suspected
1887 Miss
Ross – Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada – 3 babies
1887 Eva Micsik Romhanyi – Csoka, Serbia
1889 Sophie von Mesko – Lipov, Slovakia – 5 children & 1 husband?
1893 Lady Blanche Diarne – near Bucharest, Romania
1893 Lady Blanche Diarne – near Bucharest, Romania
1894 Martha Needle – Richmond,
Australia – 3 babies, husband, fiancee’s brother
1908 Grete Beyer –
Brand, Saxony (Germany) – 4: husband & 3 babies
1908 Marie Dubois – Saint-Christophe-de-Valins, France
1908 Marie Dubois – Saint-Christophe-de-Valins, France
1908 Goehlenau Serial Baby-Killing Mom – Wrocław, Silesia, Poland – 8 babies
1908 Francesca Herrera (& husband Molina) – Seville, Spain – 18 babies
1920 Louise Galant – Liege, Belgium
1908 Francesca Herrera (& husband Molina) – Seville, Spain – 18 babies
1908 Frau
Wimmer – Achdorf, Germany – 12 own babies; plus adopted babies
1914 “Edinburgh Serial Baby-Killing Mom” – Edinburgh, Scotland – 3 babies
1909 Marie Wewerka – Hoch Aujeza, Bohemia (Czech) –
1912 Andrina-Eglantine Fortin Couturier – Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, France – 3 babies
1913 Ida Leckwold – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1912 Andrina-Eglantine Fortin Couturier – Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, France – 3 babies
1913 Ida Leckwold – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1920 Louise Galant – Liege, Belgium
1923 Albertina Blomqvist – Stockholm,
Sweden – 6 children
1928 Marguerite Martine – Chambery, France –
1929 Ethel Lewis & Okal Gorham – Eau Claire, Michigan – 7 babies
1931 Camille Tournie – Saint Sauveur, France – (unmarried) 7 newborns
1933 Pauline Yatchuk – Angusville, Manitoba, Canada –
1943 Bernice Williams – Denver, Co. – 3 newborns
1928 Marguerite Martine – Chambery, France –
1929 Ethel Lewis & Okal Gorham – Eau Claire, Michigan – 7 babies
1931 Camille Tournie – Saint Sauveur, France – (unmarried) 7 newborns
1933 Pauline Yatchuk – Angusville, Manitoba, Canada –
1935 Clemence
Thoulier – Château Gontier, France –
1942 Dorothy Hahn –
Adelaide, Australia – 3 babies1943 Bernice Williams – Denver, Co. – 3 newborns
1950 Juanita Louise Carr – Fossil, Oregon, USA – 3 victims
1950 Mrs. Schaub – Baltimore, Md. – 3 babies
1953 Eunice Brillart – Asmara, Eritrea / USA – 3 children
1953 Josephine Ellen Molloy – Maryborough, Queensland, Australia – 3 babies
1950 Mrs. Schaub – Baltimore, Md. – 3 babies
1953 Eunice Brillart – Asmara, Eritrea / USA – 3 children
1953 Josephine Ellen Molloy – Maryborough, Queensland, Australia – 3 babies
1954 Elsie Rodgers – Burton-On-Trent, England – 3 babies
1955 Flora Maxine Barnett – Peru, Indiana, USA – 4 babies
1958 Line Schaeffer – Rotterdam, Netherlands – 4 newborns
1955 Flora Maxine Barnett – Peru, Indiana, USA – 4 babies
1958 Line Schaeffer – Rotterdam, Netherlands – 4 newborns
1963 Virginia Hill – Falmouth, Kentucky – 3 babies (and possibly 2 others)
1969 Yvette Lelièvre – Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours, France – with husb. André – 7 newborns
1969 Barbara Wilkinson – Wahroonga, Australia – 6 newborns
1969 Barbara Wilkinson – Wahroonga, Australia – 6 newborns
1970 Marie-Antoinette Thien – Gigny, Essone,
France –
1971 Valerie Ridyard – Bolton (Greater
Manchester), England –
1980 Stella Williamson – Gallitzin, Pa. – 5 infants
1980 Stella Williamson – Gallitzin, Pa. – 5 infants
1983 Rolande Leymarie – Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière, Corrèze,
France – 7
1984 Debra Sue Tuggle – Little Rock, Ark. – 4 victims
1984 Lisa Jane Turner – Christchurch, N. Zealand – 2 babies, 1 other baby, 4 other attempts
1986 Ann Green – New York, New York, USA – 2 & 1 attempt
1986 Ann Green – New York, New York, USA – 2 & 1 attempt
1987 – Rosita Garnier – Blois, Loir-et-Cher dept.,
Centre-Val de Loire, France – 3
1986 Marybeth Tinning – Schenectady, NY – 8 victims suspected
1988 Myriam Marlein – Ostend, Belgium – 8 newborns (including twins)
1992 Diane Spencer – Wayland, Michigan & Clearfield, Pa – 3 babies
1993 Kazuko Hatayama – Honjo, Japan – 8 newborns1992 Diane Spencer – Wayland, Michigan & Clearfield, Pa – 3 babies
1989 Tammy (Eveans) Corbett – Brighton, Illinois – son (3) & 2 babies
1990 Diane Lumbrera – Garden City, Ks. – 6 babies
1993 Gail Lynn Savage – Waukegan, Il. – 3 children
1995 Filita Mashilipa – Zambia – cannibal, witchcraft – 7 babies
1995 Miyko Mikami – Kashiwa, Japan –
10 babies died
1995 Maxine Robinson
– Ouston, County Durham, England – 3 babies
1995 Claudette Kibble - Houston, Tx – 3 babies
1995 Elizabeth K. Shanklin – Buffalo, Indiana – 3
1996 Waneta Hoyt – Newark Valley, NY – 5 victims
1997 Denise Dianna Buchanan – Sun City, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
1999 Darcie Jo Baum – Orem, Utah – 4 newborns
1999 Antje Krűger (Krueger), ("Antje Sch.") – Mühltroff, Germany –
1996 Waneta Hoyt – Newark Valley, NY – 5 victims
1997 Denise Dianna Buchanan – Sun City, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
1999 Darcie Jo Baum – Orem, Utah – 4 newborns
1999 Antje Krűger (Krueger), ("Antje Sch.") – Mühltroff, Germany –
1999 Marie Noe – Philadelphia, Pa. – 8 victims
2000 Alison Johnson – Rossington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England – 2 or 3 victims
2000 Alison Johnson – Rossington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England – 2 or 3 victims
2002 Gloria Jean Greenfield – Warren, Ohio – 3 babies
2002 “Toda Serial Killer Mother” – Toda, Japan –
6 newborns
2003 Christine Feudé – Tinténiac, Ille-et-Villaine, France – 4 newborns.
2003 Kathleen Folbigg – Mayfield, Australia – 6 victims: 4 babies
2006 Chizuko Okamoto
– Hiratsuka, Japan – 4 children, 3 infants & daughter (19)
2006 Marinette Pezin – Contres, Loir-et-Cher, France –
2005 Sabine Hilschenz – trial: Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany – 9 babies, flower pots
2007 Monika Halbe – Wenden-Möllmicke,
Germany – 3 babies, freezer
2007 Céline Lesage – Valognes, France – 6 newborns
2007 Virginie Labrosse - Albertville, Savoie, France –
2007 Céline Lesage – Valognes, France – 6 newborns
2007 Virginie Labrosse - Albertville, Savoie, France –
2007 Antonie Stašková (Staskova) – Ústí nad Labem, Czech
Republic – 1 toddler, 2 babies
2007 Shirley Winters
– Syracuse, NY – 2 babies + 5 other
babies suspected
2009 Veronique Courjault – Tours, France – 3 babies
2009 Veronique Courjault – Tours, France – 3 babies
2009 Harsimrat “Simmi” Kahlon – Calgary, Canada – 3 babies
2009 “Ota Ward Tokyo Serial Killer Mother” – Ota Ward, Tokyo, Japan – 4 babies
2009 Rachel Lynette New – Tarrant County, Texas, USA – 3
2010 Meredith Katharine Borowiec – Calgary, Canada – 3 newborns, 1 survived
2010 Anita C. – Geleen, Limburg Province, Netherlands – 3 newborns
2010 Michele Kalina – Reading, Pa. – 5 newborns
2010 Sietske Hoekstra – Nij Beets, Friesland, Netherlands – 4 newborns
2012 Annika H. – Husum (greater Flensburg), Germany – 5 babies
2012 Beata Z. – Hipolitowo, Poland – 5 babies
2012 Beata Z. – Hipolitowo, Poland – 5 babies
2012 Veeramma –
Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, India – 4 babies
2013 Audrey C. – Ain, Lyon, Ambérieu, France – 3
newborns2013 Lucyna D. – Lubawa, Poland – 3 newborns
2013 Chiemi Tonuma – Ota Ward, Tokyo, Japan – 3 babies
2014 Megan Huntsman – Pleasant Grove, Utah – 6 newborns
2014 Angeline Mabhiza – Zimbabwe – 2 newborns, 2 children; 1 other child
2014 Erika Murray –
Blackstone, Ma. – 3 newborns2014 “Oulu Serial Killer Mother” – Oulu, Finland – 5 newborns
2015 Anna Dusikova – Břeclavsko, Lower Dunajovice, Czech Republic –
2015 Andrea Göppner (Goeppner) – Wallenfels, Bavaria, Germany –
2015 Andrea Göppner (Goeppner) – Wallenfels, Bavaria, Germany –
2015 Ramona Hernandez-Canete – Louchats,
Gironde, France –
2015 Brittany Pilkington – Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA – 3 children
2017 “Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Mother” – Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac,
Montreal, Canada – 3 newborns
2018
Nancy Moronez –
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – 3 babies: 1 own, 2 babysitting.
2018 Shannon Dawn Rayner – Charlottwtown, Canada –2019 Sylvie Horning – Petit-Landau, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France –
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Disposal of the Murdered Babies’ Corpses
Arsenic – Rebecca Smith
Attic – Sietske Hoekstra
Buckets filled with Concrete – Gertraud Arzberger
Bury in garden –
Yvette Lelièvre
Cardboard Boxes – Chizuko Okamoto (with plastic bags)
Cooler – Michele Kalina (storage closet)
“Containers” – Michele Kalina (storage closet; plastic
bags, one encased in concrete)
Dumpster – Meredith Katharine Borowiec
Fireplace – Mrs. Schaub
Fireplace – Mrs. Schaub
Flower pots – Sabine Hilschenz
Freezer – Monika Halbe; Veronique Courjault; Gertraud Arzberger, Lucyna D., Audrey C.
Incinerate – Yvette
Lelièvre
Paper packages – Elizabeth Kirkbride
Plastic Bags – Céline Lesage (stored in basement); Dominique Cottrez (black trash bags); “Toda Serial Killer Mother” (5 in plastic bag and one in a plastic case); Myiam Marlein (dispose of bags at supermarket)
Plastic case – “Toda Serial Killer Mother”
Shed – “Geleen Serial Killer
Mother”
Shoe Boxes – Megan Huntsman
Shoe Boxes – Megan Huntsman
Steamer trunk – Stella Williamson
Storage Boxes – “Husum Baby-Killing Mother”
Storage shed – Diane O’Dell
Stable, cellar & attic – Beata Z.
Suitcases – “Geleen Serial Killer Mother” (in attic); Susann
F. (in attic)
Wardrobe (with air freshener) – Bernadette Quirk
Wardrobe (with air freshener) – Bernadette Quirk
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Classification: (“SIDS” (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome),
“Crib Death”)
1969 Martha Woods
(Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
1984 Debra Sue
Tuggle
1984 Lisa Jane
Turner
1986 Marybeth
Tinning
1987 Debbie Fornuto
1989 Martha Ann
Johnson
1991 Shavonda Charleston
1993 Denise Dianna Buchanan
1993 Gail Lynn
Savage
1996 Waneta Hoyt
(Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
1999 Marie Noe
2002 Gloria Jean
Greenfield
2003 Kathleen
Folbigg (Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
2007 Shirley Winters
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Classification: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
1969 Martha Woods
(Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
1990 Diane Lumbrera – Garden City, Ks. – 6 babies
1996 Waneta Hoyt
(Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
2003 Kathleen
Folbigg (Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)
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Accused but Cleared of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
1998 Sally Clark –
Manchester, England – conviction overturned; 2 children died
2002 – Trupti Patel – Berkshire, England – acquitted in 2003;
3 children died
2002 – Angela Cannings – England – conviction overturned
2003; 3 children died
Kept Diary Describing the Murders
1889 Sophie Von Mesko – “Lipes,” Hungary – 5 children & 1 husband?
2003 Kathleen
Folbigg – Mayfield, Australia – 6 victims: 4 babies
[7505-8/11/20]
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