Lavinia Fisher: America’s First Female Serial Killer?

Lindsay and Madison discuss Lavinia Fisher — the “first female serial killer” — as well as the merits of double-checking your knotwork, creative naming conventions, and why you should never trust a ghost bed.
Source material for this episode can be found at:

2010 article on Murder by Gaslight

2012 article on Gothic Horror Stories .com

2015 article on Mental Floss by Miss Celania

2019 article on Legends of America by Kathy Weiser

Murderpedia

Wikipedia

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