Amelia Dyer: The Ogress of Reading – Britain’s Baby Farmer Butcher

In this chilling episode of Among Monsters, host Damien Vale tells the harrowing true story of Amelia Dyer, the infamous “Baby Farmer” who murdered hundreds of infants during Victorian England’s darkest years. Masquerading as a caretaker and adoptive nurse, Dyer preyed on vulnerable, unwed mothers desperate to hide their shame. For a fee, she promised to care for their children — but instead, she strangled them with sewing tape and discarded their tiny bodies into the River Thames. Operating in plain sight, Dyer is suspected of killing over 400 babies, making her one of the most prolific serial killers in history. She moved frequently, used aliases, and even involved her own family in her grim enterprise. But when one bundle floated to the surface, authorities began to unravel the truth behind the kind-faced woman offering help… for a price. Damien Vale dives deep into the squalor, shame, and systemic failure of 19th-century Britain — and the monster who turned society’s blind eye into her personal killing field.

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