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Jane Toppan (born Honora Kelley; March 31, 1854 – August 17, 1938), nicknamed Jolly Jane, was an American serial killer who is known to have committed twelve murders in Massachusetts between 1895 and 1901. She confessed to thirty-one murders.
Feb 26, 2018 · Over a twenty-year period beginning in 1880, Jane Toppan admitted to killing 31 patients. However, it is suspected that she killed more. Though most of her victims were her patients, there were several that were personal acquaintances.
Oct 29, 2017 · Jane Toppan is perhaps one of the most infamous sadistic medical killers. Nicknamed “Jolly Jane” for her apparently warm and friendly demeanor, Toppan worked as a nurse in Boston during the late 1800s.
“Jolly” Jane Toppan was a serial killer in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Toppan claimed her life goal was to “have killed more people – helpless people – than any other man or woman who ever lived.” Jane was born to the name Nora and grew up in Boston’s Female Asylum, where unwanted female children were often abandoned.
Jane Toppan was an American serial killer. She confessed to 31 murders in Massachusetts in 1901. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, Toppan was confined to a state mental hospital for 40 years until she died in custody.
Toppan, Jane (1854–1938) American mass murderer. Born Nora Kelley in 1854 in Boston, Massachusetts; died on August 17, 1938, in Taunton, Massachusetts; daughter of Peter Kelley (a tailor); attended nursing school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Nov 22, 2018 · Jolly Jane Toppan was a popular nurse who everyone liked. They'd have liked her less if they knew she was one of America's most prolific serial killers.
Oct 24, 2019 · Horrified, and struggling to process the situation through the fog of the drug she’d just been given, Amelia realized that nurse Jane Toppan was in the bed with her, cuddling her, caressing her, kissing her face, whispering that it would all be okay very, very soon.
Oct 29, 2015 · Jane Toppan confessed to killing 31 people. But she probably killed dozens more. On October 29, 1901, she was arrested and her murderous rampage was put to an end.
Sep 1, 2020 · Toppan was arrested shortly after her discharge from the hospital, on Tuesday, October 29, 1901. During her incarceration, she received many letters of solidarity from patients and doctors alike. A childhood friend even acted as her defense attorney.
