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German born Gesche Gottfried also known as the Angel of Bremen, for her kindly habit of nursing her victims through their death throes, she had inflicted on them, was the real deal when it comes to serial killers. Between 1813 to 1827, it is estimated that Gesche murdered 16 people by poisoning their food in Bremen and Hanover, Germany. Her poison of choice was a mixture of arsenic and a fat called ‘mouse butter’ that was usually used to kill mice. Gesche claimed her parents preferred her twin brother over her, which would leave lingering effects. Many of her victims had one common similarity, they were people close to her. Gesche murdered her parents, two husbands, a fiancé, her children, and even some of her friends. In 1831 she was sentenced to death by beheading for her crimes and was the last person to be publicly executed in the city of Bremen. So, was its Gesche’s (ge-she) early on feelings of being unloved and unwanted that brewed her into a killer or was it perhaps something a little more sinister.
References:
Stuchbery's Strange Histories: the Sad Tale of Gesche Gottfried – Byline Times

Gesche Gottfried - The Angel Of Bremen - Serial Killer Beheaded (wickedwe.com)

ExecutedToday.com » 1831: Gesche Margarethe Gottfried, the Angel of Bremen

The Story of a Female Serial Killer in Bremen: Gesche Gottfrie - Robert J. DeBry (robertdebry.com)

Gesche Gottfried | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Spuckstein Gesche Gottfried – Bremen, Germany - Atlas Obscura

Things You Didn't Know About Serial Killer Gesche Gottfried (grunge.com)

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