Hi friends, how are you today? I hope you're having a wonderful day so far. My name is Bailey Sarian and I'd like to welcome you to my podcast, Murder, Mystery, and Makeup.

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So listen, today we are diving into the dark story of a woman who looked like the sweet

grandma next door. But behind her friendly smile was something deadly. Her name was Nanny Doss. Now, to some, she was a wife,

a mother, a grandmother, but to at least 11 people, she was their killer. Now they called her the

giggling granny, a black widow who poisoned her way through husbands, family members, and anyone else

unlucky enough to get too close. And the wildest part, she managed to keep it up for decades,

laughing her way through every investigation before anyone finally caught on. So grab a snack,

lock up your prune cake,

and let's talk about the life and crimes of Nanny Doss.

Music So Nanny was born in 1905 as Nancy Hazel in the tiny town of Blue Mountain, Alabama.

And when I say tiny town, I mean, it was tiny. The population in

1910 was like 528 people, so it's small. Now, seven of those people were actually part of

Nanny's family. Nanny, she was one of five kids born to Jim and Lou Hazel.

And it seems like her dad, Papa Jim, wasn't the greatest guy, you know.

Apparently he was quite abusive and very controlling, which made for a difficult childhood for Nanny.

Jim would make the kids stay home and work on the farm and because of this,

you know, Nanny and her siblings, they barely even made it to school. Now it was said Nanny only

made it through the fifth grade before being forced to drop out of school altogether. Then,

at seven years old, Nanny was riding the train and she suffered a head injury.

I guess the train suddenly stopped and she like whacked her head on the metal seat that was in

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