Filó Margit

Margit Julianna Elek (June 10, 1914 – April 9, 1979), known as The Rókus Black Widow, was a Hungarian serial killer who poisoned at least four people between 1958 and 1968. Ruled incompetent to stand trial, she was transferred to a mental hospital in Budapest, where she subsequently died.

Early life Margit Filó was born on June 10, 1914, on Attila Street in Makó. Her family was poor, and so, Margit was forced to work from childhood. In 1949, she began quarreling with her employer over the work conditions at the farm, eventually successfully suing him for 14,000 forints. Using this money, she bought a housing complex on 38 Hétvezér Street in Szeged's Rókus District, and allowing tenants to use the upper floor apartments. Following this incident, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder, rendering her incapable of standing trial. Because of this, Filó was transferred to the Lipótmező Mental Asylum, where she remained until her death. The building on 38 Hétvezér Street was later demolished, and later replaced by a modern residential building.