Baby Farmer Amelia Dyer
What exposed the cruel baby farmer?
4.4 (32)
64 mins
Discover the horrifying case of Amelia Dyer in England during the late 19th century. Explore how Dyer posed as a caregiver for unwanted infants, only to murder them for financial gain. Also explore how her crimes went undetected for years before authorities uncovered the truth.
Ep 1:
The Woman Worse Than Jack the Ripper
Meet Amelia Dyer, a shoemaker's daughter shaped by tragedy who would become Victorian England's most prolific—and forgotten—killer, hiding in plain sight within a booming baby farming trade.
Ep 2:
An Apprenticeship in Death
A widow with nursing skills and a laudanum habit discovers baby farming's dark potential, trading neglect for tape and turning grieving mothers' trust into a chilling business of death.
Ep 3:
The Machine of Murder Awakens
After a brush with justice, Amelia grows bolder and craftier, building aliases, recruiting an unwitting accomplice, and running a horrifying assembly line of adoption and murder.
Ep 4:
The Governess Who Never Stopped Looking
A heartbroken governess spends years chasing Amelia through asylums and suicide attempts, refusing to let a stolen child's disappearance go unanswered—until the net finally starts closing in.
Ep 5:
A Brown Paper Parcel in the Thames
A grim discovery in the Thames leads police straight to Amelia's door, unraveling a trail of letters, pawn tickets, and dressmaker's tape that exposes her horrific trade.
Ep 6:
The Rope, the River, and Her Legacy
As Amelia faces trial, family secrets and an insanity plea collide with damning evidence, leading to a fateful verdict, an execution, and a legacy of horror that outlives her.
Discussions (6)
Leo
Level 9 · 4 mo agoJack only had 5 victims.
Vivian
Level 6 · 4 mo agoThat is why I avoided it.
Willis
Level 8 · 4 mo agoI just want to note that her daughter Mary Ann played dumb at the trial, then got caught abandoning a kid two years later. That whole family was in on it.
