The First American Female Serial Killer (Pt 1)

This is the first of a three-part miniseries about a precocious little orphan. One who was abused and ignored for so long that her acting-out behaviors eventually escalated to scandalous, multiple murders. Of people who betrayed her. Of people who loved her. And of strangers.

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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Editorial Direction by Nora Batelle

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein

Produced, edited, and directed by Mark Francis

Theme Music by Tyler Cash

Executive Produced by Scott Waxman, Mark Francis, and Jacob Bronstein

Special thanks to:

Mary Kay McBrayer, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster

Harold Schechter, Fatal

Dariaan Berryman obituary, Lexington, KY, 9 March 2012.

“Gunman Gets 20 Years in Georgia School Seizure” by Alan Blinder, New York Times, 16 September 2014

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