True Crime Friday: Nannie Hazel-Doss, the Giggling Granny Serial Killer
Nannie Doss was born Nannie Hazel on November 4, 1905. Nannie was a rare type of serial killer at that time, she was a woman. She murdered more than eleven people most of which were relatives and/or spouses. Her reign of terror was from 1927 through 1954. Doss had many monikers but the one that seem to have stuck was the Giggling Granny. This stuck because when she gave her police confession she kept giggling and referred to her spouses as Sweet Potatoes Pies. She also giggled a lot when being interviewed by the media. It was said she was very delightful and had a good personality. She met her husband’s mostly in the Lonely Hearts section of the local newspaper. The Early Childhood of Nannie Doss Nannie was born and raised in Alabama. Her parents were Louisa and James Hazel. She had one brother and three sisters. Nannie and her mother hated James because he was a neglectful, controlling, abusive husband and father. James would force his children to work on the family farm. So the chil...
