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Nannie Doss “The G iggling Granny” “The Jolly Black Widow”

Nannie Doss “The G iggling Granny” “The Jolly Black Widow”. Jacob Carter. Serial Killer. A serial killer is one who murders or is involved with the murders of multiple people at multiple times, they usually have no remorse for their victims and they usually have a certain signature.

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Nannie Doss “The G iggling Granny” “The Jolly Black Widow”

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  1. Nannie Doss“The Giggling Granny”“The Jolly Black Widow” Jacob Carter

  2. Serial Killer • A serial killer is one who murders or is involved with the murders of multiple people at multiple times, they usually have no remorse for their victims and they usually have a certain signature.

  3. Early Life • Born November 4, 1905 as Nancy Hazle • Poor student because of father • Childhood accident • Father’s restrictions

  4. First Marriage • Married Charlie Braggs at age 16 • They had 4 kids • Unhealthy relationship • He eventually left her because he feared her

  5. Grandchildren • Doss’s oldest daughter gave birth to a child and the child immediately died • Doctors could not come up with a reason for the babies death

  6. Second Marriage • Met Robert (Frank) Harrelson through a magazine column • Married him 2 years after her previous husband • Alcoholic and criminal records • 16 years of marriage • She killed him with rat poison after he raped her

  7. Third Marriage • Met Arlie Manning through another magazine • Married within three days of meeting him • He was an alcoholic and loved his women • Died of a supposed heart attack • Their house “coincidently” burned down • Insurance money went to Doss • Doss soon left North Carolina but only after Mannings mom supposedly died in her sleep • Moved to her sisters (Dovie) home and she soon passed away

  8. Fourth Marriage • Joined a club in Kansas looking for another Man • Met and married Richard L. Morton • He was a womanizer • She ended up poisoning her mother when she came to live with them • Morton died three months later

  9. Fifth Marriage • Met Samuel Doss and Married him in Oklahoma • He didn’t like that she had previously adored in many husbands • Doss killed him • Samuel Doss’s doctor was surprised by the sudden death, ordered and autopsy, revealed large amounts of Arsenic in his system • Doss was immediately arrested

  10. Number of killings/Evidence/confession • Doss confesses to killing four of her five husbands, her Mother (Louisa), her sister (Dovie), her Grandson, and her Mother-in-Law (Arlie Lanning’s Mother) • Oklahoma centered its case only on Samuel Doss’s death (5th Husband) • Nannie Doss pleaded guilty on May 17, 1955 • Sentenced for life

  11. Why • Doss admitted that she killed her husbands because they didn’t “measure up” • She said she was searching for the perfect man, she was never satisfied

  12. How • Most of Doss killed people by poisoning them • She used rat poison which is also known as Arsenic Poison

  13. Doss recounts her crimes • When doss was recounting her crimes, she became amused and could not stop laughing • The newspapers gave her the nicknames the “The Giggling Granny” and “The jolly Black Widow”

  14. Death • Doss Died in the hospital of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in 1965 due to Lukimia

  15. Bibliography • http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/nanniedoss.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nannie_Doss • http://www.cumuseumofterror.com/NannieDoss.htm

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