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Marie Noe: The Serial Killer Mother

Introduction

Marie Noe was an American woman who was convicted of murdering eight of her children. Her crimes spanned from 1949 to 1968, and she was apprehended in 1998.

Early Life

Marie Noe was born Marie Lyddy on August 23, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She contracted scarlet fever at age five, which she later credited as the cause of her learning difficulties.

Marriage and Children

Marie married Arthur Allen Noe on June 1, 1948. The couple had ten children, eight of whom died under mysterious circumstances. ...Read More
Victims
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Confirmed Victims: (10)
  • Richard Allan Noe , Date of Death: 1949
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    Killer's Details

    Marie

    Noe

    August 23, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    May 5, 2016 (aged 87) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Female

    White

    Second degree murder

    20 years probation

    8

    Pennsylvania

    1998

    07/03/2025