Marie Fikáčková

Marie Fikáčková (September 9, 1936 in Sušice - April 13, 1961) was a Czech serial killer. Fikáčková grew up in a dysfunctional family and her marriage had failed. She worked as a nurse in the hospital in Sušice, in its obstetrics department. In 1960 she was taken into custody and accused of the murder of a newborn. During investigation she confessed to killing at least 10 newborn babies since 1957. She beat her victims around the head, causing them to die within hours or days. The motive for the murders was never fully explained. Before the court Fikáčková was charged with only two murders, as it was not possible to prove the older killings. The hospital lacked properly functioning supervision mechanisms to deal with the deaths of...