Marie Alexandrine Becker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian serial killer
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Place of Birth: Waasmont, Flemish Region, Belgium
About Marie Alexandrine Becker
- Marie Alexandrine Becker (née Petitjean, born July 14, 1877 in Wamont, Belgium - died June 11, 1942 in Brussels), nicknamed "The Black Widow", was a Belgian serial killer who was sentenced to death for poisoning eleven people between 1933 and 1936, and attempting to poison five others.
- Since capital punishment in Belgium had not been applied since 1863, her sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
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