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      • Daisy Louisa C. de Melker (née Hancorn-Smith; 1 June 1886 – 30 December 1932), simply known as Daisy de Melker, was a South African nurse who was accused of poisoning two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance money; all she was found guilty of, however, was poisoning her only son with arsenic for reasons which are still unclear.
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    Daisy Louisa C. de Melker (née Hancorn-Smith; 1 June 1886 – 30 December 1932), simply known as Daisy de Melker, was a South African nurse [1] who was accused of poisoning two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance money; all she was found guilty of, however, was poisoning her only son with arsenic for reasons which are still unclear.

  4. murderpedia.org › female › dDaisy De Melker | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

    Daisy Louisa de Melker was a trained nurse who poisoned two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance and then poisoned her only son with arsenic for reasons which are still unclear. She is historically the second woman to have been hanged in South Africa.

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  6. southafricafacts.co.za › daisy-de-melkerDaisy de Melker: The Dark Tale of South Africa's First ...

    Jun 12, 2023 · Born on June 1, 1886, at Seven Fountains near Grahamstown, Daisy Louisa Hancorn-Smith would become infamous as Daisy de Melker, South Africa's first documented serial killer. She was accused of murdering two husbands with strychnine and her son, Rhodes, with arsenic.

  7. mg.co.za › friday › 2023/07/28-a-mother-a-wife-and-aA mother, a wife – and a multiple murderer – The Mail & Guardian

    Jul 28, 2023 · Infam-house: The Johannesburg home of South African murderer Daisy de Melker who poisoned her two husbands and her only child in the 1920s.

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  9. www.sahistory.org.za › dated-event › daisy-de-melkerDaisy de Melker is hung for poisoning her two husbands and ...

    Daisy De Melker was a nurse believed to marry men, only to kill them for financial gain. She married three times and killed two of her husbands and her son. All the men she married were plumbers and, the two that she allegedly poisoned, left her with large sums of money.

  10. www.youtube.com › watchWife, Nurse, Mother, Murderer: The Crimes of Daisy de Melker

    Aug 26, 2024 · Explore the lesser-known history of South Africa through the eyes of early settlers, intense colonial conflicts, and notorious figures like Daisy de Melker, the country’s first female serial...

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  11. crimemagazine.com › daisy-de-melker-south-africas-firstDaisy de Melker: South Africa's First Serial Killer

    Dec 2, 2007 · On Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1931, a sweltering hot summer day, Daisy Louisa Sproat and Sidney Clarence de Melker were married in Germiston, in the St. Boniface Anglican Church designed by master architect, Sir Herbert Baker, who had also designed "Groote Schuur," today the official residence of South Africa's presidents.