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| name          = Lizzie Halliday
| name          = Lizzie Halliday
| image        =  
| image        = Margaret McNally portrait.png
| aka1          = Eliza Margaret McNally
| aka1          = Eliza Margaret McNally
| aka2          = Elizabeth McNally
| aka2          = Elizabeth McNally
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| aka6          = Mrs. Lizzie Brown
| aka6          = Mrs. Lizzie Brown
| birth_date    = May 1860
| birth_date    = May 1860
| birth_place  = County Antrim, Ireland
| birth_place  = Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
| death_date    = 27 Jun 1918
| death_date    = 27 Jun 1918
| death_place  = Beacon, Dutchess, New York
| death_place  = Beacon, Dutchess, New York
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| mother        = Mary
| mother        = Mary
| spouse1      = Charles Hopkins (c1881)
| spouse1      = Charles Hopkins (c1881)
| spouse2      = Artemus M. Brewer (1885)
| spouse2      = [[Artemus M. Brewer]] (1885)
| spouse3      = Hiram F. Parkerson (c1885)
| spouse3      = Hiram F. Parkerson (c1885)
| spouse4      = George H. Smith (1886)
| spouse4      = [[George H. Smith]] (1886)
| spouse5      = Charlie Playstel (c1887)
| spouse5      = Charlie Playstel (c1887)
| spouse6      = [[Paul Halliday]] (1891)
| spouse6      = [[Paul Halliday]] (1891)
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| child20      =  
| child20      =  
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<b>[[Case File: Lizzie Halliday]]</b>


== Crimes and Victims ==
== Crimes and Victims ==
 
* 1882: likely murder of first husband Charles Hopkins by opium poisoning
* 1885: likely murder of second husband Artemus Brewer by opium poisoning
* 1886: attempted murder of husband George Smith, poison
* 1886: attempted murder of husband George Smith, poison
* 1888: attempted murder of old man in fire
* 1888: attempted murder of unidentified old man in fire
* 1888: arson of home and store in Philadelphia
* 1888: arson of home and store in Philadelphia
* 1888: fraud, insurance claim on fire
* 1888: fraud, insurance claim on fire
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=== Census Records ===
=== Census Records ===
* [[1900 US Federal Census - ED 155 - Sheet 4|1900 Census]]: "Elizabeth Halliday" - Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
* [[1900 US Federal Census - ED 155 - Sheet 4|1900 Census]]: "Elizabeth Halliday" - Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
* [[1910 US Federal Census - ED 50 - Sheet 5A|1910 Census]]: "Elizabeth Halliday" - Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
* [[1910 US Federal Census - ED 50 - Sheet 5A|1910 Census]]: "Elizabeth Halliday" - Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
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=== Newspaper Articles ===
=== Newspaper Articles ===
 
* [[23 Jun 1886 - Washington County Advertiser (Greenwich, New York)]]: Marriage of [[George H. Smith]] and Lizzie Halliday
* [[17 Mar 1888 - Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey)]]: Charged with Incendiarism
* [[17 Mar 1888 - Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey)]]: Charged with Incendiarism
* [[18 Mar 1888 - The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)]]: Did She Fire Her House?
* [[18 Mar 1888 - The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)]]: Did She Fire Her House?
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* [[19 Mar 1915 - Poughkeepsie Eagle-News (Poughkeepsie, New York)]]: Lizzie Halliday, Murderous Fiend, Tries Suicide
* [[19 Mar 1915 - Poughkeepsie Eagle-News (Poughkeepsie, New York)]]: Lizzie Halliday, Murderous Fiend, Tries Suicide
* [[2 Jul 1918 - The Barre Daily Times (Barre, Vermont)]]: Murderer of Six Dead
* [[2 Jul 1918 - The Barre Daily Times (Barre, Vermont)]]: Murderer of Six Dead
=== Publications ===
* [[Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New York for the Year 1895]]
* [[The Halliday Case]]: by G. Alder Blumer, M.D., Superintendent Utica State Hospital, NY - 1894

Latest revision as of 18:12, 25 May 2024

Biographical Information
Name Lizzie Halliday
Level Unknown
A.K.A. Eliza Margaret McNally
| }} {{#if:Elizabeth McNally | Elizabeth McNally
| }} {{#if:Mrs. Maggie Hopkins | Mrs. Maggie Hopkins
| }} {{#if:Mrs. Smart | Mrs. Smart
| }} {{#if:Jennie Williamson | Jennie Williamson
| }} {{#if:Mrs. Lizzie Brown | Mrs. Lizzie Brown
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Birth May 1860
| }} {{#if:Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland | Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
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Death 27 Jun 1918
| }} {{#if:Beacon, Dutchess, New York | Beacon, Dutchess, New York
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Burial
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Cause
Nationality Irish/American
Occupation
Parents John McNally
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Spouse Charles Hopkins (c1881)
}} {{#if:Artemus M. Brewer (1885) | Artemus M. Brewer (1885)
}} {{#if:Hiram F. Parkerson (c1885) | Hiram F. Parkerson (c1885)
}} {{#if:George H. Smith (1886) | George H. Smith (1886)
}} {{#if:Charlie Playstel (c1887) | Charlie Playstel (c1887)
}} {{#if:Paul Halliday (1891) | Paul Halliday (1891)
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Children Charlie Hopkins (b 1882)
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Case File: Lizzie Halliday

Crimes and Victims[edit]

  • 1882: likely murder of first husband Charles Hopkins by opium poisoning
  • 1885: likely murder of second husband Artemus Brewer by opium poisoning
  • 1886: attempted murder of husband George Smith, poison
  • 1888: attempted murder of unidentified old man in fire
  • 1888: arson of home and store in Philadelphia
  • 1888: fraud, insurance claim on fire
  • 1891: murdered step-son John Halliday, arson
  • 1891: theft and fraud of a coach and team of horses
  • 1893: murdered Margaret Davison McQuillan
  • 1893: murdered Sarah Jane McQuillan
  • 1893: murdered husband Paul Halliday
  • 1906: murdered attendant Nellie Wicks at Matteawan Asylum, stabbed with shears

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Census Records[edit]

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