First Recorded Serial Killer

 

                                                             Locusta: First Known Serial Killer

Legend has it that Locusta’s first royal commission was to murder Agrippina’s husband, the emperor Claudius. She was said to have fed him a poisoned mushroom

The year after Claudius’ death, 55 AD, Locusta was repeatedly asked by Agrippina’s son, Nero, to poison Claudius’ son, Britannicus, a potential rival.

Locusta: Hired By Nero  and Agrippina

                             

Victims: Claudius and Brittanicus

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