`Black Widow' admits 5 murders

VIENNA A 64 year old widow has confessed to five murders and is suspected of several more in a series of killings spanning over…

VIENNA A 64 year old widow has confessed to five murders and is suspected of several more in a series of killings spanning over a decade, Austrian police have said.

Ms Ilfriede Blauensteiner, dubbed the "black widow" by the Austrian press said she murdered her husband, two former lovers, and two acquaintances because they deserved it. Police suspect she murdered for money.

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