Helene Jegado
Active for 19 years
(1833-1851) in France
3
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
36
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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Helene Jegado (Hélène Jégado) a French domestic servant and serial killer who is believed to have murdered as many as thirty-six victims using arsenic between 1833 and 1851. Jegado was arrested in 1851 after arousing suspicion when she announced her innocence before she was questioned. In 1851, Jegado was sentenced to death by guillotine. In 1852, Helene Jegado was executed by beheading via guillotine on the Champ-de-Mars in Rennes, France.
Helene Jegado Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Helene Jegado, was active for 19 years between 1833-1851, known to have ( 3 confirmed / 36 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: France
Helene Jegado was born in Plouhinec, commune in Morbihan, France. She was raised by her mother until (Age 7), two of her aunts until adulthood. Her mother, an unnamed woman, deceased, Helene (Age 7).
Helene Jegado a heterosexual female citizen of France. She had no children mentioned.
Prior to her spree she had commited crimes.
In 1833 Helene Jegado started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to murder her victims. She was known to kill at the home of the victim. At the time of her crimes she was living with herself, alone as a domestic servant for multiple families, where she was known to work as a serial killer, domestic worker cook.
She was arrested on July 1st 1851, sentenced to death by beheading via guillotine at a prison in Rennes, Brittany, France. She was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during her lifetime. Helene Jegado was executed on February 26th 1852.
Helene Jegado died on February 26th 1852, cause of death: executed by beheading via guillotine at the Champ-de-Mars in Rennes, commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
Profile Completeness: 81%
serial killers by profile completenessHelene Jegado has been listed on Killer.Cloud since September of 2018 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Helene Jegado a known:
Helene Jegado
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-06-19 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hélène Jégado |
| Nickname: | N/A |
| Victims: | 3 - 36 |
| Years Active: | 1833 - 1851 |
| Active Countries: | France |
| Convicted Of: | murder |
| Life Span: | - 1852 |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Female |
| Citizenship: | France |
| Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
| Marital Status: | N/A |
| Children: | no children mentioned |
| Living With: | herself, alone as a domestic servant for multiple families |
| Occupation: | serial killer, domestic worker cook |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | N/A |
| Native Name: | Hélène Jégado |
| Given Name: | Hélène |
| Birth Location: | Plouhinec, commune in Morbihan, France |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Raised By: | her mother until (Age 7), two of her aunts until adulthood |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | an unnamed woman, deceased, Helene (Age 7) |
| Father: | N/A |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | Jul 1, 1851 |
| Convicted: | N/A |
| Sentence: | death by beheading via guillotine |
| Prison Location: | a prison in Rennes, Brittany, France |
| Executed: | Feb 26, 1852 |
| Previous Crimes: | TRUE |
| Previous Jail: | FALSE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | Feb 26, 1852 |
| Cause of Death: | executed by beheading via guillotine |
| Death Location: | the Champ-de-Mars in Rennes, commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France |
| Killed In Prison: | FALSE |
| Suicide: | FALSE |
5 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Helene Jegado
The 5 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Helene Jegado. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1833 | Helene Jegado started her serial killing spree. #1833 |
| 1851 | Helene Jegado ended her serial killing spree. #1851 |
| Jul 01 1851 | Helene Jegado arrested. #18510701 |
| Dec 06 1851 | Jégado's trial began #18511206 Location: the Assize Court in Rennes, Brittany, France |
| Feb 26 1852 | Helene Jegadowas executed.cause of death:executed by beheading via guillotineat the Champ-de-Mars in Rennes, commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France. #18520226 |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Helene Jegado (1833-1851).
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| 31 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
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| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| previous crimes | TRUE | 367 | ||
| kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
| suicide | FALSE | 225 | ||
| killed in prison | FALSE | 218 | ||
| xyy | FALSE | 81 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
| drug abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| alcohol abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| psychologist | FALSE | 258 | ||
| forensic hospital | FALSE | 257 | ||
| previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| kill at killers home | FALSE | 320 | ||
| used weapon | FALSE | 453 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| rape | FALSE | 453 | ||
| torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| bound | FALSE | 406 | ||
| strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
| robbed | FALSE | 418 | ||
Books that Mention Helene Jegado
Francine Hornberger
Mistresses of mayhem
Michael Newton
Bad Girls Do It!
Ronald M. Holmes
Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder
Don Rauf
Historical Serial Killers
Victor Macclure
She Stands Accused
5 Books that mention Serial Killer
Helene Jegado
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0028642600 | Mistresses of mayhem | Francine Hornberger | Helene Jegado | 1 |
| 1559501049 | Bad Girls Do It! | Michael Newton | Helene Jegado | 2 |
| 0761914218 | Contemporary Perspectives... | Ronald M. Holmes | 7 Total Including Yevgeny Chuplinsky | 7 |
| 0766072916 | Historical Serial Killers | Don Rauf | Helene Jegado | 1 |
| 159605719x | She Stands Accused | Victor Macclure | Helene Jegado | 1 |
Hélène Jégado (1803 – 26 February 1852) was a French domestic servant and serial killer. She is believed to have murdered as many as 36 people with arsenic over a period of 18 years. After an initial period of activity, between 1833 and 1841, she seems to have stopped for nearly ten years before a final spree in 1851.
External References
- Q2160191 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Mar 9, 2019.
- Hélène Jégado on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Mar 9, 2019.
- Hélène Jégado on fr.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Mar 9, 2019.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, Hélène JÉGADO on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Mar 9, 2019.
- Jessica Ferri, Hélène Jégado, the Servant Serial Killer on the-line-up.com, Retrieved on Mar 9, 2019.
Internal References
Helene Jegado is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #18 of 20[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers active in France
- #47 of 75[ Page 4 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #53 of 651[ Page 4 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #213 of 651[ Page 15 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #278 of 651[ Page 19 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #504 of 651[ Page 34 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
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