Jane Toppan born Honora Kelley, was an American serial killer, nicknamed "Jolly Jane". After her arrest in 1901, she confessed to 31 murders, but only 12 were confirmed. <br />Toppan is quoted as saying that her ambition was "to have killed more people—helpless people—than any other man or woman who ever lived"<br /><br />Toppan worked as a nurse from around 1885 to 1902. <br />Her victims consisted of her patients and their family members.
