Lizzie Halliday

from Morbid · host Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

Lizzie Halliday was known in the late nineteenth century as “the worst woman on earth” and ended up being the first woman EVER to be sentenced to die in the electric chair. ReferencesBrooklyn Citizen. 1893. "Mrs. Halliday guilty." Brooklyn Citizen, September 10: 4.Buffalo Conmmercial. 1894. "Murderess Lizzie Hallidfay sentenced this morning." Buffalo Commercial, June 22: 1.Buffalo Courier. 1891. "An interesting Newburgh pair." Buffalo Couirier, June 24: 1.—. 1893. "Her first connected story anent the recent tragedy." Buffalo Courier, October 21: 2.Buffalo Evening News. 1895. "Crazy murderess, assisted by another maniac, tries to kill an attendant at Matteawan." Buffalo Evening News, September 2: 6.—. 1894. "Lizzie Halliday sentenced to die by electricty." Buffalo Evening News, June 22: 7.Buffalo Sunday Morning News. 1894. "Lizzie's crazy antics." Buffalo Sunday Morning News, June 24: 1.Evening World . 1894. "A weird murderess." Evening World, June 20: 1.Evening World. 1894. "Lizzie Halliday's trial." Evening World, June 18: 1.Levine, David. 2020. Lizzie Brown Halliday: The Worst Woman On Earth. August 25. Accessed January 29, 2024. https://hvmag.com/life-style/lizzie-brown-halliday-serial-killer/.New York Times. 1918. "Lizzie Halliday dead." New York Times, Junbe 29: 20.—. 1893. "Lizzie Halliday makes statement." New York Times, October 21: 9.—. 1894. "Lizzie Halliday soon to be tried." New York Times, June 10: 8.—. 1906. "Mrs. Halliday, insane, stabs nurse 200 times." New York Times, September 28: 5.Owen, Kevin. 2019. illing Time in the Catskills: The twisted tale of the Catskill Ripper Elizabeth "Lizzie" McNally Halliday. Unknown: Independent.Sun and Erie County Independent. 1893. "A triple tragedy; awful crimes charged against Mrs. Halliday." Sun and Erie Times, September 15: 2.The World. 1893. "Lizzie Halliday in Philadelphia." The World, November 8: 2. Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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