Amy Archer-Gilligan

Criminal

Birthday October 1, 1868

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Connecticut

DEATH DATE Apr 23, 1962 (93)

About

Killed nursing home patients and at least one of her two husbands.

Before Fame

She ran a nursing home called "Sister Amy's Nursing Home for the Elderly," also known as the Archer Home.

Trivia

She used arsenic or strychnine to murder her victims.

Family Life

Her first husband died of apparently natural causes, while her second husband was poisoned.

Associated With

She is thought to be the inspiration for the play "Arsenic and Old Lace," later made into a film by Frank Capra.