The Giggling Granny Nanny Dawes and her deadly love affairs.

Nanny Dawes may have seemed like a sweet, doating grandmother,

but beneath her warm smile was one of the most cold-blooded female serial killers in American history.

Nicknamed the Giggling Granny for her unsettling laughter during her confessions,

she poisoned and murdered at least 11 people over three decades. Her victims

included five husbands, her mother, her sister, her grandson, and her mother-in-law. Using

arsenic-laced food and drinks, she methodically killed those closest to her, often collecting

insurance payouts or simply getting rid of husbands she grew tired of.

But what drove this seemingly ordinary woman to commit such horrific crimes?

How did she get away with it for so long and what finally led to her capture?

This is the full story of Nanny Dawes, the Giggling Granny.

Early Life, A Child of abuse and isolation.

Nanny Dawes was born Nancy Hazel on November 4, 1905 in Blue Mountain, Alabama.

From the very start, her life was filled with hardship and suffering.

Her father, James Hazel, was an abusive, controlling man

who ruled his family with an iron fist. He forced Nanny and her siblings to work on the family

farm from an early age denying them any formal education. Nanny's childhood was marked by

strict parental control. Her father did not allow her or her sisters to wear makeup or attractive

clothing, fearing it would attract men.

Isolation.

She was rarely allowed to leave the house, making her socially awkward and desperate for affection.

Head trauma.

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