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Jeanne Weber | |
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Born | Jeanne Weber 7 October 1874 France |
Died | 5 July 1918 | (aged 43)
Other names | The Ogress |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
Details | |
Victims | 10 |
Span of crimes | 2 March 1905 – 8 May 1908 |
Country | France |
Date apprehended | 8 May 1908 |
Jeanne Weber (7 October 1874 – 5 July 1918) was a French serial killer. She strangled at least 10 children, including her own. She was both convicted of murder and declared insane in 1908; she hanged herself ten years later.