Amelia Dyer

Deceased Person

1837 – 1896

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Who was Amelia Dyer?

Amelia Elizabeth Dyer née Hobley was the most prolific baby farm murderer of Victorian England. She was tried and hanged for one murder, but there is little doubt she was responsible for many more similar deaths—possibly 400 or more—over a period of perhaps twenty years.

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Born
1837
Bristol
Nationality
  • England
Lived in
  • Bristol
Died
Jun 10, 1896
Newgate Prison

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on July 23, 2013

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