Doss, Nannie (1905–1965)

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Doss, Nannie (1905–1965)

American mass murderer. Born 1905; died of leukemia in prison, 1965; m. at least 4 times; children: at least 2.

Resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on a search for the "perfect mate," poisoned to death 4 husbands; also poisoned her mother, 2 children, 2 sisters, and others, for a total of 11 murders; confessed and sentenced to life imprisonment (1964).

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