Waneta Hoyt

Waneta Hoyt
Biography
Name	Waneta Hoyt
Family	6 children (5 deceased)
Pathology	Serial Killer
Dates	1965-1971
Location	Oswego, New York
Motive	To gain sympathy
Victims	5 of her children
M.O.	Suffocation
Conviction	75 years in prison
Status	Deceased
Behind the scenes
Appearance	Mothers Who Kill

Waneta Hoyt killed 5 of her 6 children in Oswego, New York by suffocation, claiming they had just stopped breathing to gain sympathy. The murders were labeled as deaths by SIDS disease until Hoyt was arrested.