Jonathan Wild, was a notorious figure in London's underworld who is remembered for breaking the law while assuming the persona of the "Thief-Taker General," a selfless vigilante. Wild, a master manipulator and schemer, was well-known for his unwavering dedication to combatting crime in London.

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https://headstuff.org/culture/history/jonathan-wild-thief-taker-general/

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https://www.factinate.com/people/jonathan-wild

https://www.visitnesm.org.uk/post/a-thief-taker-and-a-gentleman

https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng175.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/25/london-eighteenth-century-jerry-white-review

https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t17250513-55

Giulia Tofana was a professional poisoner in the 17th century who marketed her special recipes to wives who wished to murder their husbands. Once she was apprehended, Tofana estimated that she was accountable for having supplied the poison in 600 deaths, making her one of history's most prolific assassins.

Source Materials:

https://www.ncdv.org.uk/giulia-tofana-serial-killer-or-heroine/

https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/giulia-tofana

https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/The-Most-Notorious-Woman-Killer-in-History

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/giulia-tofana-0014131

https://www.ranker.com/list/life-of-giulia-tofana/genevieve-carlton

https://historycollection.com/historys-most-prolific-and-deadly-female-poisoner-helped-women-get-rid-of-their-husbands/

https://www.womensrepublic.net/aqua-tofana-giulia-tofanas-secret-ingredient-to-a-happier-life

https://unbelievable-facts.com/2021/04/giulia-tofana.html

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/giulia-tofana-the-italian-serial-poisoner-who-became-a-legend

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/

https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/famous/borden/index_1.html

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1933/04/22/legends-of-lizzie

https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-lizzie-borden

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lizzie-borden/

https://newengland.com/yankee/history/long-silence-lizzie-borden/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lizzie-borden-murders

https://www.grunge.com/69553/untold-truth-lizzie-borden/

American criminal and potential serial killer William George Heirens admitted to three murders. In 1946, he was found guilty of the charges and earned the moniker "Lipstick Killer" after leaving an infamous note was found at one crime scene in lipstick. Was he a serial killer or wrongfully convicted? Listen to hear the full story!

Source Materials

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/heirens/

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lipstick_Killer

https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-heirens-lipstick-killer

https://www.crimetraveller.org/2015/07/william-heirens-the-lipstick-killer/

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/us/william-heirens-the-lipstick-killer-dies-at-83.html

https://loriajohnston.medium.com/william-heirens-the-man-known-as-the-lipstick-killer-fa203fd05f52

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160107/edgewater/70-years-after-lipstick-murders-doubt-over-killers-guilt-still-lingers/

https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/march-2012/william-heirens-lipstick-killer-dead-at/

https://www.thescarechamber.com/lipstick-killer/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ill-inmate-known-as-the-lipstick-killer-dies-2012mar06-story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/william-heirens-convicted-lipstick-killer-dies-at-83/2012/03/06/gIQAmZmsvR_story.html

Two different murders were arrested and prosecuted at the same unremarkable three-story house in a cul-de-sac in London's Notting Hill. John

Source Materials

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-christie

https://medium.com/crimebeat/one-of-the-most-prolific-serial-killers-in-britain-64455c05bf6c

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/history/christie/trial_10.html

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-was-john-christie-the-real-story-of-the-rillington-place-serial-killer/?page=2

https://the-line-up.com/john-christie-whispering-killer                  

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2231062/john-christie-victims-where-is-rillington-place/

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/johnchristie/

https://www.ranker.com/list/john-christie-facts/jen-jeffers

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/john-christie-who-rillington-place-9283218

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/posh-serial-killer-who-murdered-27037505

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/plymouth-girl-murdered-sick-necrophile-2336843

Edward Wheeler Hall, an Episcopal priest, and Eleanor Mills, a member of his choir with whom he was having an affair, were both murdered on September 14, 1922, in Somerset, New Jersey, United States. To this day the case remains unsolved. 

Source Materials:

https://yalereview.org/article/hall-mills-murder-trial-1926

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/the-birth-of-americas-true-crime-obsession

https://nymag.com/news/features/scandals/hall-mills-2012-4/

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https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/02/archives/was-the-murderer-in-the-jury-box-the-minister-and-the-choir-singer.html

https://crimereads.com/the-murder-of-edward-hall-and-eleanor-mills-new-jerseys-original-crime-of-the-century/

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/90-year-mystery-killed-pastor-choir-singer-article-1.1160659

https://www.historicmysteries.com/the-hall-mills-murders/

Nancy "Nannie Doss" Hazle, a serial killer, was also known as the Giggling Granny, Giggling Nannie, Jolly Black Widow, Lonely

Source Materials

https://allthatsinteresting.com/nannie-doss-giggling-granny             

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Nannie_Doss

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https://www.alabamaheritage.com/from-the-vault/the-giggling-granny

https://www.grunge.com/347014/how-many-victims-did-the-jolly-black-widow-killer-actually-have/

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https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/Nannie-Doss-the-Giggling-Granny-Famous-Female-Serial-Killers

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2023/01/12/nannie-doss/

https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/women/doss/1.html

Albert Fish, a prolific 20th-century American serial killer, had numerous aliases, including The Boogeyman, The Grey Man, The Werewolf of Wysteria, The Brooklyn Vampire, and The Moon Maniac. Despite claiming 400 victims, Fish was found guilty and condemned to death for the murder of 10-year-old Gracie Budd. Fish was a little, gentle-looking man who appeared friendly and trusting, but when he was alone with his victims, the demon inside him erupted, a monster so wicked and vicious that his actions appear unfathomable.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18478755/who-albert-fish-the-grey-man/

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https://www.ranker.com/list/albert-fish-facts/jacob-shelton

https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2018/05/albert-fish-the-gruesome-story-of-the-brooklyn-vampire/

https://torontosun.com/news/world/crime-hunter-sickening-saga-of-cannibal-child-killer-albert-fish

https://medium.com/@matt1199/albert-fish-the-werewolf-of-wysteria-45e3d0ef96be

https://listverse.com/2018/10/08/10-chilling-facts-about-serial-killer-albert-fish/

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/how-albert-fish-was-caught-for-grace-budds-murder

One of the most well-known classical poison concoctors was Locusta of Gaul, who practiced her trade in the Roman Empire throughout the

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https://legendsfromhistory.com/locusta-who-was-emperor-neros-poisoner/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/locusta

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https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/locusta-gaul-0013483

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https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/nero#section_3