Bertha Gifford

Bertha Gifford
Born
Bertha Alice Williams

30 October 1871
Morse Mill, Missouri, U.S.
Died (aged 79)
Missouri State Hospital, #4, Missouri, U.S.
Criminal penaltyCommitted to mental facility
Details
Victims3–17
Span of crimes
1900s–1928
CountryUnited States
State(s)Missouri
Date apprehended
1928

Bertha Alice Williams Graham Gifford (October 30, 1871 – August 20, 1951)[1] was a farmwife in rural Catawissa, Missouri during the early 1900s who was accused of murdering three members of the local community and suspected in 15 additional deaths.[2] Some consider her to be America's fifth solo female serial killer, behind Belle Gunness, Lydia Sherman, Jane Toppan, and Nannie Doss.[3]

  1. ^ "Missouri Deaths" (PDF). Missouri. 1910–1960. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  2. ^ Wood, Larry (2016-05-25). Wicked Women of Missouri. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625857392.
  3. ^ Murphy, S. Kay (2008). The Tainted Legacy of Bertha Gifford. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1530983483.