Born in Bristol, England in 1829 to a Respectable Working Class Family

Amelia Dyer

Background:

 Born in Bristol, England in 1829 to a respectable working class family

 Attended public school until the age of 14

 Supposedly, her mother went insane and died at age 11

 Died in 1896 as result of an execution- she was hung at Newgate Prison in London

 Amelia was one of many baby farmers at the time (baby farmers were paid to take care of infants and toddlers if their mothers were unable to take care of them)

 She married George Thomas at the age of 21 in 1861 who was a 57 year old

 Before his death in 1869 they had a daughter together

 Had two more children three years later with her new husband: William Dyer

 She was a qualified nurse

Troubles With The Law?

 Before her infamous child murders, she had not been in trouble with the law beforehand

Crimes committed of Accusing:  Dyer was a Baby Farmer, also known as a Fostering Agent, who was said to farmed over 50 babies and young children. Over the years, a lot of these children ended up in the river Thames. She was questioned many times by the police but each time she somehow avoided the question and got out of it.

 Dyer pocketed the money she was given to watch over the children and within the next few days she would kill the babies. Her commonly used method was to strangle the infants with white tape, then wrap their bodies into plastic bags, and proceed to dump their bodies into rivers.

Evidence that Dyer Is Indeed Guilty:

 Dyer personally admitted to killing one of her infants the same day she placed it into her care

3 Identified/Confirmed victims:

 Doris Marmon, 4 months old  Harry Simmons, 13 months old  Helena Fry, Age unknown, 1 year old or less

Her Sentence:

 Amelia Dyer was put to a death sentence due to her numerous baby killings

 Amelia Dyer (57) was hanged by James Billington at Newgate prison on Wednesday, the 10th of June, 1896 for the murder of four month old Doris Marmon.

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