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The Baby Farmer's Cradle - The True Crime Story of Amelia Dyer

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The Baby Farmer's Cradle - The True Crime Story of Amelia Dyer

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The Baby Farmer's Cradle - The True Crime Story of Amelia Dyer

Length1h 7m

About this audiobook

She was trusted with society’s most vulnerable. What she did instead shocked Victorian England. In the shadowed streets of 19th-century Britain, where poverty and desperation left countless women with impossible choices, one figure lurked behind a façade of compassion. Amelia Dyer, known as the baby farmer, offered relief to desperate mothers — for a price. What followed was one of the most chilling true crime stories in history.

Audiobook details

GenreTrue Crime, History

Length1 hr 7 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateDec 26, 2025

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Baby Farmer's Cradle The Story of Amelia Dyer

10Chapter 9: Whispers and Suspicions

2Chapter 1: A World of Desperation

11Chapter 10: The Discovery in the Thames

3Chapter 2: The Making of a Monster

12Chapter 11: The Net Closes

4Chapter 3: The Business of Betrayal

13Chapter 12: The Trial of Amelia Dyer

5Chapter 4: The Mothers' Plight

14Chapter 13: The Hangman's Noose

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6Chapter 5: The Silent Departures

15Chapter 14: A Legacy of Reform

7Chapter 6: A Trail of Discarded Lives

16Epilogue: Echoes in the Water

8Chapter 7: The Mask of Benevolence

17BIBLIOGRAPHY

9Chapter 8: The Predator's Routine

About the author

Alana Sanchez

Alana Sanchez

Alana Sanchez is a historical true crime researcher. Her work blends archival research, criminological analysis, and cultural study to illuminate historical cases of profound human and societal significance.View all by Alana Sanchez

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