Frau Wimmer, Serial Baby-Killer - Austria, 1908

FULL TEXT (translated from German): In Achdorf near Landshut, criminal proceedings were initiated against the child care provider Wimmer for “Angel-making.” All twelve of the woman’s children of the have died, as have almost all the children she has adopted.

[Bregenzer Tagblatt (Bregen, Austria), 21. November 1908. p. 3]

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FULL TEXT (translated from German): The foster mother Wimmer in Achdorf near Landshut was arrested for Angel-making. She also poisoned twelve of her own children.

[Engelmacherei. Salzburger Volksblatt. (Salzburg, Austria), 18. November 1908. p. 4]

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FULL TEXT: Gegen die Kinderpflegerin Wimmer in Achdorf bei Landshut wurde das Strafverfahren wegen Engelmacherei eingeleitet. Sämliche zwölf einegen Kinder der Frau sind gestorben, ebenso fast alle von ihr angenommenen Kostkinder.

[Bregenzer Tagblatt (Bregen, Austria), 21. November 1908. p. 3]

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FULL TEXT: Die Pflegemutter Wimmer in Achdorf bei Landshut wurde wegen Engelmacherei verhaftet. Sie hatte auch zwölf eigene Kinder vergiftet.

[Engelmacherei. Salzburger Volksblatt. (Salzburg, Austria), 18. November 1908. 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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