Lydia Sherman

Lydia Sherman
Born	Lydia Danbury December 24, 1824 Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Died	May 16, 1878 (53)
Cause of death	cancer
Other names	The Derby Poisoner
Occupation	Housekeeper
Criminal penalty	life
Killings
Victims	12 (including 3 husbands and 8 children, 6 of which her own)
Span of killings	1863–1877
State(s)	Connecticut, Rhode Island
Date apprehended	June 7, 1871
Imprisoned at	Wethersfield

Lydia Sherman (Burlington, New Jersey, United States, Dec 24, 1824 – May 16, 1878),^[1] also known as The Derby Poisoner,^[2] was an American serial killer and addicted to murder. She poisoned eight children in her care (6 of which her own) and her three husbands and was convicted of second-degree murder in 1872.^[3] 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 on May 16, 1878 from cancer.

Family links

• Spouses:

Edward Struck (____ - 1864)*

Dennis Hurlburt (____ - 1868)*

• Children:

Martha Ann Struck (____ - 1864)*

George Whitfield Struck (____ - 1864)*

Ann Eliza Struck (____ - 1864)*

Edward Struck (____ - 1864)*

Josephine Struck (1842 - 1843)*

Lydia Struck (1846 - 1864)*

William Struck (1863 - 1864)*

See also

• List of people from New Jersey
• List of serial killers in the United States

Notes and references

1. "Lydia Sherman". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
2. Staff (January 11, 1873). "The Derby Poisoner. – Confession of Mrs. Lydia Sherman, the Murderer of Three Husbands and Four Children". Hartford Courant (via The New York Times). Retrieved August 4, 2015.
3. History "Historic Burlington City, NJ: Lydia Sherman" Check |url= value (help). February 4, 1998.