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Jane Toppan had a difficult childhood which she overcame to become a nurse. She was so friendly and well-liked by patients and staff that she earned the nickname "Jolly Jane." What no one knew, though, was that Jane had a darker ambition - to be a serial killer.

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Sources for this episode:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Toppan
• https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/jolly-jane-toppan-killer-nurse-obsessed-death/
• https://murderpedia.org/female.T/t/toppan-jane.htm
• https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/jane-toppan/
• https://filmdaily.co/news/jolly-jane-toppan/
• https://www.lowellsun.com/2011/11/02/for-10-years-jolly-jane-poured-her-poison/
• http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Toppan,%20Jane%20-%202005.pdf
• https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/jane-toppan-nurse-and-serial-killer/