Tags: Criminal.
Martha Needle was known for poisoning her husband 3 children and future brother-in-law and was hanged on 22 October 1894 at the age of 30. Martha was convicted for the murder of Louis Juncken brother of her fiance Otto Juncken on 15 May 1894. Although Martha collected substantial sums of insurance money this was not the motive for her own family which was never determined. Several times she stated her innocence but was eventually hanged.