Lydia Sherman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American serial killer
Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1824
Place of Birth: Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 16-May-1878
Profession: serial killer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Lydia Sherman
- Lydia Sherman (Burlington, New Jersey, United States, December 24, 1824 – May 16, 1878), née Danbury, also known as The Derby Poisoner, was an American serial killer.
- She poisoned eight children in her care (6 of which were her own) and her three husbands and was convicted of second-degree murder in 1872.
- Five years into her sentence, she escaped under the pretext of being sick and got a job as housekeeper to a rich widower in Providence.
- She was caught and imprisoned again before dying in Wethersfield State Prison on May 16, 1878 from cancer.
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