Our tale begins with an ominous figure of early 19th-century American history: Lavinia Fisher. The contours of her life and alleged misdeeds have since been shrouded in the mists of urban legend, and she has been posthumously dubbed the first female serial killer of the United States. While this moniker is undoubtedly chilling, it is … Continue reading Lavinia Fisher: America’s First Serial Killer – or Folklore Tale?