Lydia Sherman

Lydia Sherman
Born Lydia Danbury
December 24, 1824
Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Died May 16, 1878 (1878-05-17) (aged 53)
Cause of death cancer
Other names The Derby Poisoner
Occupation Housekeeper
Criminal penalty life
Killings
Victims 12 (including 3 husbands and 7 children, 6 of which her own)
Span of killings
1863–1877
State(s) Connecticut, Rhode Island
Date apprehended
June 7, 1872
Imprisoned at Wethersfield

Lydia Sherman (Burlington, New Jersey, United States, December 24, 1824 – May 16, 1878),[1] also known as The Derby Poisoner,[2] was an American serial killer and addicted to murder. She poisoned eight children in her care (6 of which were her own) and her three husbands and was convicted of second-degree murder in 1872.[3] Five years into her sentence, she escaped under the pretext of being sick and got a job as housekeeper to a rich widower in Providence. She was caught and imprisoned again before dying on May 16, 1878 from cancer.

Edward Struck (____ - 1864)*
Dennis Hurlburt (____ - 1868)*
Martha Ann Struck (____ - 1864)*
George Whitfield Struck (____ - 1864)*
Ann Eliza Struck (____ - 1864)*
Edward Struck (____ - 1864)*
Josephine Struck (1842 - 1843)*
Lydia Struck (1846 - 1864)*
William Struck (1863 - 1864)*

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