Last photo of Marie Fikackova, a Czech serial killer executed by short drop hanging in Prague in 1961, minutes before her execution
Marie Fikackova was a Czech maternity nurse who was tried and convicted in 1960 for the murder of two new born babies. She confessed to the killings, and also confessed to harming a number of other babies. She said she couldn't stand the crying noises, and pressed on their skulls to silence them. She was sentenced to death by short drop hanging (i.e. slow strangulation) and was executed in Prague prison on 13 April 1961. This photo was taken just after her medical examination minutes before she was taken to the execution chamber.
Marie Fikackova was a Czech maternity nurse who was tried and convicted in 1960 for the murder of two new born babies. She confessed to the killings, and also confessed to harming a number of other babies. She said she couldn't stand the crying noises, and pressed on their skulls to silence them. She was sentenced to death by short drop hanging (i.e. slow strangulation) and was executed in Prague prison on 13 April 1961. This photo was taken just after her medical examination minutes before she was taken to the execution chamber.