Lizzie Halliday
Active for 2 years
(1893-1894) in United States
3
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
5
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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Lizzie Halliday (born Eliza Margaret McNally) an Irish-American serial killer responsible for the deaths of four people in upstate New York during the 1890s. In 1894, she became the first woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair, commuted to life in a mental institution. She killed a nurse while institutionalized and is speculated to have killed at least two husbands from previous marriages.
Lizzie Halliday Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Lizzie Halliday, was active for 2 years between 1893-1894, known to have ( 3 confirmed / 5 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: United States
In 1893 Lizzie Halliday started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to murder her victims.
She was convicted on June 21st 1894, sentenced to preventively detained, institutionalized at the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Dutchess County, New York, US.
Lizzie Halliday died on June 28th 1918, cause of death: natural causes at the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Dutchess County, New York, US.
Profile Completeness: 44%
serial killers by profile completenessLizzie Halliday has been listed on Killer.Cloud since September of 2018 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Lizzie Halliday a known:
Lizzie Halliday
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-07-13 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lizzie Halliday |
| Nickname: | N/A |
| Victims: | 3 - 5 |
| Years Active: | 1893 - 1894 |
| Active Countries: | United States |
| Life Span: | - 1918 |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Female |
| Sexual Preference: | N/A |
| Marital Status: | N/A |
| Children: | N/A |
| Living With: | N/A |
| Occupation: | serial killer |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | N/A |
| Birth Location: | County Antrim, county of Northern Ireland |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Raised By: | N/A |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | N/A |
| Father: | N/A |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | N/A |
| Convicted: | Jun 21, 1894 |
| Sentence: | preventively detained, institutionalized |
| Prison Location: | the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Dutchess County, New York, US |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | N/A |
| Previous Jail: | N/A |
| Previous Prison: | N/A |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | Jun 28, 1918 |
| Cause of Death: | natural causes |
| Death Location: | the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Dutchess County, New York, US |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
4 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Lizzie Halliday
The 4 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Lizzie Halliday. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1893 | Lizzie Halliday started her serial killing spree. #1893 |
| 1894 | Lizzie Halliday ended her serial killing spree. #1894 |
| Jun 21 1894 | Lizzie Halliday was convictedand sentenced to preventively detained, institutionalized at the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Dutchess County, New York, US. #18940621 |
| Jun 28 1918 | Lizzie Hallidaydied.cause of death:natural causesat the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Dutchess County, New York, US. #19180628 |
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Books that Mention Lizzie Halliday
Peter Vronsky
Female Serial Killers
Harold Schechter
Psycho USA
John Conway
Remembering the Sullivan County Catskills
David V. Baker
Women and Capital Punishment in the United St...
4 Books that mention Serial Killer
Lizzie Halliday
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0425213900 | Female Serial Killers | Peter Vronsky | 30 Total Including Marybeth Tinning | 30 |
| 0345524489 | Psycho USA | Harold Schechter | Lizzie Halliday | 2 |
| 1625848897 | Remembering the Sullivan... | John Conway | Lizzie Halliday | 1 |
| 0786499508 | Women and Capital Punishm... | David V. Baker | Lizzie Halliday | 1 |
Lizzie Halliday (c. 1859 – June 28, 1918) was an Irish-American serial killer responsible for the deaths of four people in upstate New York during the 1890s. In 1894, she became the first woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair. However, Halliday's sentence was commuted and she spent the rest of her life in a mental institution.
External References
- Q21664490 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Jul 13, 2019.
- Lizzie Halliday on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Jul 13, 2019.
- David Levine, Lizzie Brown Halliday: The Worst Woman On Earth on www.hvmag.com, Retrieved on Jul 13, 2019.
- Halliday's obituary, The Washington Post 30 Jun 1918, Sun on www.newspapers.com, Retrieved on Jul 13, 2019.
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Lizzie Halliday is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #52 of 75[ Page 4 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #234 of 651[ Page 16 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #256 of 327[ Page 18 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
- #424 of 651[ Page 29 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #462 of 651[ Page 31 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #519 of 651[ Page 35 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
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