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Leonarda Cianciulli

Italian serial killer
Leonarda Cianciulli was an Italian serial killer. Better known as the Soap-Maker of Correggio, she murdered three women in the town of Correggio, Reggio Emilia, in 1939 and 1940, and turned their bodies into soap and teacakes. Wikipedia
Born: April 18, 1894, Montella, Italy
Died: October 15, 1970 (age 76 years), Pozzuoli, Italy
Criminal penalty: 33 years of detention
Known for: Serial killer, cannibal
Other names: "The Soap-Maker of Correggio" (Italian: la Saponificatrice di Correggio)