Lavinia Fisher  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search Lavinia Fisher Born 1793 Charleston, South
Carolina[citation needed] Died February 18, 1820(1820-02-18) Old
City Jail, Charleston, South Carolina Cause of death Execution
Criminal penalty Death by hanging Victims Dave Ross (escaped),
John Peeples (escaped), unidentified other murder victims
Country United States  Lavinia Fisher (1793 – February 18, 1820)
is reported by some legends to have been the first female serial
killer in the United States of America.[1] Her origins are
unknown[citation needed]; however, Fisher resided in the United
States for much of her life. She was married to John Fisher, and
both were convicted of highway robbery—a capital offense at the
time—not murder. Historians have begun to question the veracity
of the traditional legend and some assert that Lavinia Fisher
never killed anyone. Some, however, believe she would kill her
victims by crushing their heads between her legs.[citation
needed] She was howe