Child Killer From The Past

 

Recently, I found an article discussing the dastardly deeds of a monster by the name of Amelia. I was searching for inspiration for another piece of music for the Halloween season. Since Halloween is my favorite time of year, I thought it would be interesting to create a piece of music while reflecting on a 'REAL' monster from the past. Amelia fits this description completely.

Amelia Dyer remains one of the cruelest murderers of her time. Raised as the daughter of a master shoemaker, Amelia was well cared for as a girl; unlike her 247 victims.

She made her money by taking on the care of infants born to unwed mothers; baby-farming if you will. Many such 'baby-farmers' resorted to starving babies to the point they died; thus relinquishing them of their motherly duties.

Amelia thought this to be a waste of time. She decided to begin strangling the babies once they were placed in her care. She used a piece of hemming used for dress making. She tied the edging around the infant's neck and tied it into a knot. She waited until the child died. She then placed her victim in a carpet bag, put heavy bricks inside and took off on a foot path which led her to the river Thames.

Once there, she tipped the bag over the edge and waited as it sank to the bottom.

On June 10, 1898, Amelia Dyer was executed by hanging due to the fact a bargeman found the remains of a victim named Helena Fry.

So, what are you going to dress up as for Halloween this year? May I make a suggestion? Why not this character from Victorian England. Given she was a seamstress from Victorian England that enjoyed cashing in on dead babies, I'm sure you could come up with a really twisted costume to reflect her captivating personality. How is that for creepy? Freddy and Jason have nothing on ole Ms. Dyer. Come to think of it, her last name is quite fitting if you look at it as a noun. Dier!

 

 

 

More details can be read at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer

Music for this project entitled - Enchanted Woods created by:
Judson Foster - YouTube.Com/GhostalityRecords
Listen To A Sample: http://goo.gl/Oph8k
Music categorized as: Spooky,Horror,Halloween and Child Like.

*If you would like to use this spooky melody for your production, please contact Judson through this channel. Please help out Ghostality and the artist by downloading your copy at our Store. You could play it while handing candy out to the kiddies. Just don't hurt them when you DO!