Marie Fikáčková

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Marie Fikáčková (September 9, 1936 in Sušice - April 13, 1961) was a Czech serial killer, possibly the worst woman serial killer in modern Czech history. The worst Czech serial killer (in the true meaning of its definition) is Václav Mrázek.[1]

Fikáčková grew up in a dysfunctional family and her marriage had failed. She worked as a nurse (zdravotní sestra) in the hospital in Sušice, in its obstetrics department. In 1960 she was taken into custody and accused of murder of a new-born. During investigation she confessed killing of at least 10 newly born babies since year 1957. These babies were beaten into their head or the head was deformed and they died within hours or days. The motive for the murders was never fully cleared up. 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 new-borns 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 in secret for decades.

The court sentenced Fikáčková to the death and she was executed by hanging.