Nannie Doss

Nannie Doss told police interrogators she was just looking for love–but the string of dead husbands she left in her wake didn’t meet her standards. This is the sad, strange story of the “Giggling Grandma,” a serial killer who captured America’s attention in the 1950s but faded from the public’s memory after her sensational trial.

Featured image: Nannie grins at the camera during her trial. The woman with her is her adult daughter Melvina; the two girls are her granddaughters Janice and Peggy. (Image Source)