Picture No | 12013292 |
Date | 19th century |
Description | Hélène Jégado |
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Hélène Jégado (1803 - 1852), French female domestic servant and serial killer. She is believed to have murdered as many as 36 people with arsenic over a period of 18 years. After an initial period of activity, between 1833 and 1841, she seems to have stopped for nearly ten years before a final spree in 1851.
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Source | Engraving in 'Mysteries of Police and Crime', volume III, page 47 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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