Gesche Gottfried
Deceased Person
1785 – 1831
Who was Gesche Gottfried?
Gesche Margarethe Gottfried, born Gesche Margarethe Timm, was a serial killer who murdered 15 people by arsenic poisoning in Bremen and Hanover, Germany, between 1813 and 1827. She was the last person to be publicly executed in the city of Bremen.
Gottfried's victims included her parents, her two husbands, her fiancé and her children. Before being suspected and convicted of the murders, she garnered widespread sympathy among the inhabitants of Bremen because so many of her family and friends fell ill and died. Because of her devoted nursing of the victims during their time of suffering, she was known as the "Angel of Bremen" until her murders were discovered.
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- Born
- Mar 6, 1785
- Also known as
- Gesche Margarethe Timm
- Gesche Margarethe Gottfried
- Gesina
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Apr 21, 1831
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on July 23, 2013
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