Yiya Murano | |
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Born | María de las Mercedes Bernardina Bolla Aponte de Murano 20 May 1930 Corrientes, Argentina |
Died | 26 April 2014 | (aged 83)
Other names | The Poisoner of Monserrat |
Criminal charge | Murder |
Penalty | 16 years |
Details | |
Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | February – March 1979 |
Country | Argentina |
Killed | 3 |
Weapons | Cyanide |
María de las Mercedes Bernardina Bolla Aponte de Murano (20 May 1930 – 26 April 2014),[1] better known as Yiya Murano, and also referred to as The Poisoner of Monserrat was an Argentinian serial killer and swindler. Convicted of three murders, she was imprisoned for 16 years before being sent to an elderly care facility to serve out the remainder of her sentence, due to her advanced age.