Marie Fikáčková

Marie Fikáčková
Background information
Born	September 9, 1936(1936-09-09) Sušice, Czechoslovakia
Died	April 13, 1961(1961-04-13) (aged 24)
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Conviction	Murder
Sentence	Death
Killings
Number of victims:	2-10+
Span of killings	1957–1960
Country	Czechoslovakia

Marie Fikáčková (September 9, 1936 in Sušice - April 13, 1961) was a Czech serial killer.

Early life

Fikáčková grew up in a dysfunctional family and her marriage had failed. She worked as a nurse in the hospital in Sušice, in its obstetrics department.

Murders

In 1960 she was taken into custody and accused of the murder of a newborn. During investigation she confessed to killing at least 10 newborn babies since 1957. She beat her victims around the head, causing them to die within hours or days. The motive for the murders was never fully explained. Before the court Fikáčková was charged with only two murders, as it was not possible to prove the older killings.

The hospital lacked properly functioning supervision mechanisms to deal with the deaths of newborns, and the murders were discovered only by chance. No responsible physician or administrator was charged before the court or even demoted, and the whole affair was kept secret for decades.

Death

Fikáčková was sentenced to death, and executed by hanging.

External links

• More details about Fikáčková's murders and motives
• TV Nova document about Fikáčková (Czech)

Persondata
Name	Fikackova, Marie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 9, 1936
Place of birth	Sušice, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	April 13, 1961
Place of death