Dagmar Overbye
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Dagmar Overbye | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dagmar Johanne Amalie Overbye 23 April 1887 |
| Died | 6 May 1929 (aged 42) |
| Children | 3 |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 9–25 |
Span of crimes | 1913–1920 |
| Country | Denmark |
Dagmar Johanne Amalie Overbye (23 April 1887 – 6 May 1929) was a
Overbye was working as a
.Overbye was convicted of nine murders, as there was insufficient proof of the others. Her lawyer based the case on Overbye being abused herself as a baby, but that did not impress the judge. She became one of the three women sentenced to death in Denmark in the 20th century, but she – like the other two – was reprieved.[citation needed]
She died in prison on 6 May 1929, at age 42. Notes relating to her case are included in the Politihistorisk Museum (Museum of Police History) in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.
The Danish author Karen Søndergaard Koldste wrote a novel called Englemagersken (The Angel Maker) based on her.[2] Teatret ved Sorte Hest in Copenhagen has performed a play named Historien om en Mo(r)der (Morder meaning "murderer" and moder meaning "mother") based on her life.
See also
References
- ^ Hanne Rimmen Nielsen (2003). "Dagmar Overby (1887–1929)". Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon (in Danish). KVINFO.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
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