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Jane Toppan

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Jane Toppan

Original Name
Honora Kelley
Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Aug 1938 (aged 84)
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
potter's field/free grounds (pauper's grave) Grave 984
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Serial Killer. Her killing spree lasted from 1880 to 1901. She confessed to 31 murders, most of whom were patients that she was taking care of. The method of her killing was the use of lethal injections of morphine. She was declared insane and institutionalized until her death in 1938.
Serial Killer. Her killing spree lasted from 1880 to 1901. She confessed to 31 murders, most of whom were patients that she was taking care of. The method of her killing was the use of lethal injections of morphine. She was declared insane and institutionalized until her death in 1938.

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  • Originally Created by: Laurie
  • Added: Jun 18, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8953939/jane-toppan: accessed ), memorial page for Jane Toppan (31 Mar 1854–17 Aug 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8953939, citing Mayflower Hill Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.