Jane Toppan

[Fujicakes]

I found her case quite interesting in that she was a complete nutjob and a rare type of killer, even today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Toppan

[Guest]

She is quoted as saying that her ambition was "to have killed more people — helpless people — than any other man or woman who ever lived...".



Nice lady eh!

[jlm709]

i had never heard of her.
Thanks for the post, Fuji!

[lulubaines]

Yikes! A real saint, that one!

[Dixie Girl]

Here is more info available on her, as your initial post had me intrigued:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...are_nurse.html
She killed an entire family and their relatives under her care, apparently.

"1901 proved to be a tough year for the Davis family of Boston, who was under Toppan's care. Mrs. Mattie Davis was visiting her when she died of "heart failure". Mrs. Davis' grief stricken daughter Annie turned to Toppan for comfort. Annie shortly died after receiving some "therapeutic" injections. Captain Alden Davis, head of the family, soon met the same fate. He supposedly died of a massive stroke.

A second daughter of the family, Mary, died just days after her father. Finally someone became suspicious. Mary's husband insisted on an autopsy despite Toppan fighting the idea tooth and nail. Mary's autopsy showed she died of a lethal injection consisting of atropine and morphine."

Interesting to note that the each of those two drugs will mask the effects of the other, but both will kill.

[pvezz]

I saw her story on "Deadly Women". Great post, fuji!

[Dulcinea]

Thanks for including her! I am currently taking an Administration of Justice class on Female Serial Killers. We just talked about her last week.

[Mansfield67]

I just read an article about "Jolly Jane". I will have to get the book ! https://getpocket.com/explore/item/t...=pocket-newtab