Anna Margaretha Zwanziger (7 August 1760 – 17 September 1811) was a German serial killer.[1] She used arsenic, which she referred to as "her truest friend".
Anna Maria Zwanziger | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Margaretha Zwanziger 7 August 1760 |
| Died | 17 September 1811 (aged 51) |
| Cause of death | Execution by beheading |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 1801–1811 |
| Country | Germany |
From 1801 until 1811, Zwanziger was employed as a housekeeper at the home of several judges in Germany. She would poison her employers with arsenic, and then nurse them back to health to gain their favour.[1] She poisoned three people and attempted to poison several others[1] She killed four people, one of whom was a baby.[2]
Zwanziger was judged guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Before she was beheaded, she said it was probably a good thing she was to be executed, as she did not think she would be able to stop.[2]
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edit- ^ a b c Dan Norder, Wolf Vanderlinden and Paul Begg, Ripper Notes: Madmen, Myths and Magic, Inklings Press, 2004, p. 17
- ^ a b "Anna Marie Zwanziger at Serial Killer True Crime Library". Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2015.