Angel Makers of Nagyrév

The Angel Makers of Nagyrév (Hungarian: Tiszazugi méregkeverők, " poison-mixers") were a group of women living in the village of Nagyrév, Hungary who between 1914 and 1929 poisoned to death an estimated 40 people. They were supplied arsenic and encouraged to use it for the purpose by a midwife or "wise woman" named Zsuzsanna Fazekas, wife of Gyula Fazekas, née Zsuzsanna Oláh (Fazekas Gyuláné Oláh Zsuzsanna). Their story is the subject of the documentary film The Angelmakers and the movie Hukkle.

Angel Makers of Nagyrév

The Angel Makers of Nagyrév (Hungarian: Tiszazugi méregkeverők, " poison-mixers") were a group of women living in the village of Nagyrév, Hungary who between 1914 and 1929 poisoned to death an estimated 40 people. They were supplied arsenic and encouraged to use it for the purpose by a midwife or "wise woman" named Zsuzsanna Fazekas, wife of Gyula Fazekas, née Zsuzsanna Oláh (Fazekas Gyuláné Oláh Zsuzsanna). Their story is the subject of the documentary film The Angelmakers and the movie Hukkle.