Albert Parker, a 72-year-old white male, was among the victims of Anna Marie Hahn, a German-born American serial killer active in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the 1930s. Hahn, known by monikers such as 'Arsenic Anna' and 'The Blonde Borgia,' targeted elderly men within the German-American community, often under the guise of providing care. Her primary motive was financial gain, driven by a gambling addiction.
In Parker's case, Hahn borrowed $1,000 from him, formalized through an I.O.U. Following his death, this document mysteriously vanished, eliminating evidence of the debt. The exact date of Parker's death is not specified in available records, but it occurred during Hahn's series of crimes between 1933 and 1937. Subsequent investigations revealed that Hahn's method involved poisoning her victims, typically with arsenic, to expedite their deaths and access their assets.
Hahn's criminal activities came to light after the death of another victim, George Obendoerfer, in Colorado Springs. An autopsy revealed high levels of arsenic, prompting authorities to exhume the bodies of her previous clients. These examinations confirmed the presence of poison, leading to Hahn's arrest in 1937. She was convicted of first-degree murder and executed by electric chair in Ohio in 1938, marking her as the first woman to be executed in the state's electric chair.
