Global InformationSarah Whiteling information
Sarah Jane Whiteling | |
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 Sketch of Whiteling | |
| Born | 1848 Germany (claimed) |
| Died | June 25, 1889 (aged 40–41) Moyamensing Prison, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | "The Wholesale Poisoner" "The Philadelphia Poisoner" "The Philadelphia Murderess" |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | March – May 1888 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Pennsylvania |
Sarah Jane Whiteling (1848 – June 25, 1889), known as The Wholesale Poisoner, was a German-born American serial killer who poisoned her husband and two children in the span of three months in 1888.[1][2] She was sentenced to death and executed for her crimes, becoming the first woman to have been executed in Philadelphia County.[3]
- ^ "A Terrible Confession". Alexandria Gazette. 13 June 1888.
- ^ "A Modern Borgia's Deeds". Morning Journal and Courier. 13 June 1888.
- ^ "A Woman Executed". The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. 26 June 1889.