Lyda Southard
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Lyda Southard (October 16, 1892 – February 5, 1958), also known as Lyda Anna Mae Trueblood, was an American female suspected serial killer. It was suspected that she had killed four of her husbands, a brother-in-law, and her daughter by using arsenic poisoning derived from flypaper[1] in order to obtain life insurance money.[2][3]
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Lyda Trueblood | |
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Born | (1892-10-16)October 16, 1892 Keytesville, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | February 5, 1958(1958-02-05) (aged 65) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
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Criminal status | Deceased |
Motive | Life insurance |
Conviction(s) | Second degree murder |
Criminal penalty | 10 years to life in prison |
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Victims | 1–6 |
Span of crimes | 1915–1920 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Idaho, Montana |
Weapon | Arsenic poisoning |
Date apprehended | May 1921 |
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