1. Lavinia Fisher
By: Sydney DeTamble

2. Facts about Lavinia Married to John Fisher Lived in Charleston, SC
Owned the “Six Mile Wayfarer House”
19th century
Born in 1793
Beautiful, charming
First female serial killer
Hotel was 6 miles out of Charelston
No children
Well maintained hotel
Died Feb
Hanged

3. What She Did
Poisoned tea
Robbed men
Killed them

4. Charges Charged with murder and robbery 1819
Victims: Dave Ross, John Peeples, Unknowns
Executed(hanged)

5. Evidence Men were disapearing/never checked out the hotel
Complaints about the hotel
Victims were interrogated
John Peeple
Bodies in the pit

6. Quote
“ If any of you have a message for devil, tell me now– for I will be seeing him soon” –Lavinia Fisher

7. Books
Six Miles to Charelston: The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher
The case of Aileen Wournos, Belle Gunness,
and Lavinia Fisher

8. Tv Show

9. Crime and Deviance
Lavinia was included in the innovation theory. The theory states that the people that fall under this theory are after wealth. Lavinaia killed men then robbed them for their money. She found out if they that money by inviting them for tea and questioning them about their life. If a man was not wealthy she would not kill or rob him she would simply tell him there was no room at the inn.