Early life
Maria Swanenburg was the daughter of Clemens Swanenburg and Johanna Dingjan. After Swanenburg's first two daughters died at a young age, she married Johannes van der Linden on 13 May 1868. The result of this marriage was five sons and two daughters. The marriage lasted until 29 January 1886. Her nickname was "''Goeie Mie''" ("Good Mie"), bestowed because of her amiable, neighborly assistance with babysitting and taking care of the poor, sick, and elderly inMurders
Her first victim was her mother Johanna, in 1880; not long thereafter, she poisoned her father, Clemens. It was established with certainty that Swanenburg poisoned at least 102 people withCapture and imprisonment
Swanenburg was caught after she poisoned the Frankhuizen family in December 1883. Her trial began on 23 April 1885. Swanenburg was found guilty of having killed at least three victims, and she was sentenced to life imprisonment in a correctional facility, where she died in 1915. She was famously known for whispering "Your face is killing me" in her victims' ears before stalking and eventually killing them.See also
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