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This week we wrap up the story of serial killer Jane Toppan. The Gang explores the arrest, trial and ultimately the death of the nurse obsessed with murder.

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References:

References - 

Pretty Evil New England Sue Coletta November 1st, 2020

State Library of Massachusetts - Special Collections Department

Name and Location of Repository

Jolly Jane Toppan, The Killer Nurse Obsessed with Death 

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/jolly-jane-toppan-killer-nurse-obsessed-death/

Department of Psychology Radford University Serial Killer research by Emily Allen, Alana Averill and Emmeline Cook

https://murderpedia.org/female.T/images/toppan-jane/jane-toppan-info.pdf

https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/toppan-jane-1854-1938

E Scholoary Community Encyclopedia Moral Insanity 

https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/31756#:~:text=Moral%20insanity%20was%20a%20form%20of%20mental%20derangement,some%20kind%20of%20furious%20instinct%20%28instincte%20fureur%29.%20

Boston Magazine “Throwback Thursday: The Arrest of Boston’s Murderous Nursemaid by Madeline Bilis Oct 29, 2015

TBT: The Arrest of Jane Toppan (bostonmagazine.com)

Great Famine Facts | Britannica

The Tragic Truth About Serial Killer Janet Toppan’s Childhood by Brian Myers updated Dec 8, 2021

The Tragic Truth About Serial Killer Jane Toppan's Childhood (grunge.com)