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AL-ENEZI, Nasra Yussef Mohammed Classification Mass Murderer Number of Victims 58 Date of Murders 15 August 2009 Method of Murder Fire Location Al Jahra, Kuwait Status Sentenced to death 30 March 2010
AL-ENEZI took revenge on her husbands second marriage by pouring petrol on the tent where women and children were celebrating and set it on fire.
de BRINVILLIERS, The Marquise Classification Murderer Number of Victims 54+/- Date of Murders 1664-1673 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Paris, France Status Beheaded and her body burned in Paris 16 July 1676
De BRINVILLIERS poisoned 50 hospital patients as “practise” to kill her father, brothers and lover.
COTTON, Mary Ann Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 1-21+ Date of Murders 1857-1872 Method of Murder Poisoning Location North East England, England, United Kingdom Status Executed by hanging, 24 March 1873
COTTON was suspected of the murders of 14 people but 21 people to her died.
Eight of her own children, seven step children, her mother, three husbands, a lover and a friend
DEVI, Phoolan Classification Murderer Number of Victims 20+ Date of Murders: 30 January 1981 Method of Murder Shooting Location Behmai, District of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India Status Shot dead by three masked gunman
DEVI was gang-raped by some members of her village then authorised the killing of 22 upper-caste villagers in 1981
EUBANKS, Susan Dianne Classification Murderer Number of Victims 4 Date of Murders 27 October 1996 Method of Murder Shooting Location San Marcos, San Diego County, California, USA Status Sentenced to death, 13 October 1999
EUBANKS murdered her 4 children aged 4,6,7 and 14 because she was angry their fathers and the boyfriend had all chose to leave her
FALUDI, Timea Classification Homicide Number of Victims 30+ Date of Murders 2000-2001 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Budapest, Hungary Status Sentenced to 9 years in prisoner
FALUDI confessed to killing approximately 40 elderly patients “for mercy” although during the trial she withdrew her confession and evidence was unavailable due to the fact the victims had all been cremated.
GONZALEZ, Delfina and Maria de Jesus Classification Serial Killers Number of Victims 91+ Date of Murders 1950s-1963 Method of Murder Unknown Location San Francisco del Rincon, Guanajuato, Mexico Status Delfina died in prison, Maria served her time and disappeared
GONZALEZ sisters ran a bordello where they would recruit prostitutes and force feed them heroin and cocaine. They would then kill them when they became too ill, damaged by repeated sexual activity, lost their looks or stopped pleasing the customers. They would also kill customers who had large amounts of cash. When police searched their property they found the bodies of 11 men, 80 women and several fetuses.
HILSCHENZ, Sabrine Classification Murderer Number of Victims 9 Date of Murders 1988-1998 Method of Murder Abandonment Location Brieskow-Finkenheerd, Brandenburg, Germany Status Sentenced to 15 years in prison
HILSCHENZ was convicted of infanticide, the bodies of her babies were found buried in a fish tank and in buckets and flower pots in her parents' garden
ISHIKAWA, Miyuki Classification Murderer Number of Victims 103-169 Date of Murders 1944-1948 Method of Murder Neglect Location Tokyo, Japan Status Sentenced to 4 years in prisoner
ISHIKAWA worked at a maternity hospital she believed that the parents of many of these infants were poor and unable to raise their children properly without financial struggle and she was unable to help the infants because of a lack of social and charitable services, so she chose to neglect numerous infants many of whom died as a result.
JONES, Genene Anne Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 11+ Date of Murders 1977-1982 Method of Murder Poisoning Location San Antonio, Texas, USA Status Sentenced to 60 years in prisoner
JONES injected babies with life threatening drugs so she could play hero when they pulled through, although many didn't.
KALINA, Michele Classification Murderer Number of Victims 5 Date of Murders 1996-2010 Method of Murder Asphyxia, poisoning or neglect Location Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Status Sentenced to a maximum of 20-40 years in prison
KALINA said she gave birth to five babies in her bath tub and hid the bodies in a closet. She thought four were stillborn and denied doing anything malicious.
She pleaded guilty to five counts of abuse of a corpse and concealing a child’s death.
LUMBRERA, Diana Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 4-7 Date of Murders 1976-1990 Method of Murder Suffocation, Strangulation Location Texas/Kansas, USA Status Sentenced to life in prison
LUMBRERA suffocated 6 of her children, she would rush them to the hospital saying they had stopped breathing and then blamed the medical staff for not resuscitating the child.
MALEVRE, Christine Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 6-30+ Date of Murders 1997-1998 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Paris, France Status Sentenced to 12 years in prisoner
MALEVRE admitted helping about 30 terminally ill patients to die
NAGATA, Hiroko Classification Murderer Number of Victims 14 Date of Murders 1972 Method of Murder By beating or by forced exposure to frigid weather Location Gunma prefecture, Japan Status Sentenced to death
NAGATA was convicted of murdering or participating in the murder of fellow members of the United Red Army during a group purge in February 1972
OVERBYE, Dagmar Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 9-25 Date of Murders 1913-1920 Method of Murder Strangulation, Drowning, Burning Location Norrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark Status Sentenced to life in prison
OVERBYE was working as a professional child caretaker who murdered her charges. She strangled them, drowned them or burned them to death in her masonry heater. She was only charged with 9 murders as there was no proof of the others
POPOVA, Madame Classification Murderer Number of Victims 300?
Date of Murders 1879-1909 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Russia Status Executed by firing squad
POPOVA operated a murder for hire service in Russia the specialised in liberating married women from cruel husbands. Russian police were tipped off when one of the liberated women had a moment of remorse.
QUDIRI, Mahin Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 5 Date of Murders 2008-2009 Method of Murder Suffocation, Beating with an iron bar Location Qazvin, Qazvin Province, Iran Status Executed by hanging
QUADIRI was convicted of killing five middle aged women in a prison. She said she got the idea from Agatha Christie novels
REY, Florence Classification Murderer Number of Victims 4 Date of Murders 4 October 1994 Method of Murder Shooting Location Paris France Status Sentenced to 20 years in prison
REY was involved in a shoot out following a high speed car chase
SALTYKOVA, Darya Nikolajevna Classification Murderer Number of Victims 38-139 Date of Murders 1757-1764 Method of Murder Beating and torturing to death Location Moscow, Russia Status Sentenced to life in prison
SALTYKOVA was a Russian noble women who was accused of torturing and murdering at least 100 of her servants most of whom were children and young girls
TOPPAN, Jane Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 31+ Date of Murders 1887-1901 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Massachusetts, USA Status Found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to an asylum
TOPPAN was a nurse who gave lethal injections of morphine to 31 hospital patients but was suspected to have killed an additional 70. When apprehended she said she wanted to kill more people than anyone who has ever lived before.
URSINUS, Sophie Charlotte Elisabeth Classification Murderer Number of Victims 1-3 Date of Murders 1798-1801 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Berlin, Germany Status Sentenced to life in prison then pardoned
URSINUS is believed to have been responsible for poisoning her husband, aunt and lover and of attempting to poison her servant. Her trial led to a method of identifying arsenic poisoning
VAN, Le Thanh Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 13 Date of Murders 1998-2001 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Binh Duong province, Vietnam Status Sentenced to death
VAN poisoned 13 people with cyanide to steal money and goods
WEST, Rosemary Pauline Classification Serial Killer Number of Victims 10 Date of Murders 1971-1987 Method of Murder Strangulation, Suffocation Location Gloucestershire, England Status Sentenced to life in prison
WEST was convicted of 10 murders, her husband Fred is believed to have collaborated with her in the torture and murders of these women.
YATES, Andrea Pia Classification Homicide Number of Victims 5 Date of Murders 20 June 2001 Method of Murder Drowning in a bath tub Location Houston, Texas, USA Status Found not guilty be reason of insanity
YATES had been suffering for awhile from post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis drowned her children in the bath tub in her house.
ZWANZIGER, Anna Margaretha Classification Murderer Number of Victims 3+ Date of Murders 1808-1809 Method of Murder Poisoning Location Bavaria, Germany Status Executed by sword
ZWANZIGER was employed as a housekeeper at the home of several judges she would poison her employers with arsenic and nurse them back to health to gain their favor.