# Daisy de Melker

> Daisy Louisa C. de Melker, simply known as Daisy de Melker, was a South African nurse who was accused of poisoning two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance money; all she was found guilty of, however, was poisoning her only son with arsenic for reasons which are still unclear. De Melker is the second woman to have been hanged in South African criminal history.

*South African nurse*

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## Identity
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1886-06-01
- **Died:** 1932-12-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

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