MurdHer: Women in Crime

Episode 43: Jade Olmstead

Brandy wanted to be a part of a community, no small feat as a LGBTQ person living in a conservative town. She would often drive hours to meet new people. On May 17, 2012 she went off to meet a new potential friend but never returned. With a lack of help from the police, her mom and friends took it upon themselves to solve her disappearance.

 

SOURCES:

Hulu’s How I Caught My Killer Ep 3

https://thecinemaholic.com/jade-olmstead-and-ashley-barber-where-are-the-killers-now/

https://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/olmstead-jade.htm

https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/woman-serving-life-for-love-triangle-murder-has-request-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-denied/article_401957e6-5321-11e8-89a9-5393a75a7737.html

Episode 42: Stella Nickell

Poison, product tampering, and murder?! Listen to this episode of MurdHer to find out the story of Stella Nickell.

 

Sources: 

https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/nickell-stella.htm

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/stella-nickell-serving-90-years-for-planting-poisoned-pills-killing-2-seeks-release-from-prison/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woman-convicted-for-tampering-with-excedrin

Episode 41: Candy Montgomery

Love & Death, Candy, A Killing in a Small Town…The Candy Montgomery story has been told and retold through the fictionalized lens of the camera many times. On this week’s Murdher, Dani and Gabe dive into the real story of Candy Montgomery and that infamous affair that turned fatal.

 

Sources:

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-ii-the-killing-of-betty-gore/

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/

https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-candy-montgomery-suburban-texas-mom-violent-path/

https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-candy-montgomery-case/

https://www.myimperfectlife.com/features/where-is-candy-montgomery-today

Episode 40: Lana Clayton

Lana Clayton, a nurse from Oklahoma, led a normal life until she crossed paths with Steve Clayton, a self-made millionaire from Florida with six divorces under his belt. The two immediately fell in love and married, but there was no storybook ending for this relationship. A Crossbow, eye drops, and the hunch of a family member unraveled one of the strangest cases we’ve uncovered. Tune in to discover the truth about the stranger than fiction tale that rocked South Carolina’s quiet town of Lake Wylie.

 

SOURCES:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lana-steve-clayton-eye-drop-poison-suffer-48-hours/

https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-13749/tetrahydrozoline-ophthalmic-eye/details

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/us/visine-eye-drop-poisoning.html

https://www.insideedition.com/48-hours-examines-murder-of-steve-clayton-millionaire-husband-poisoned-with-eye-drops-by-wife-lana

Episode 39: Ana Trujillo

On this episode of MurdHer, Dani and Gabe discuss Ana Trujillo. She was smart, gorgeous, and manipulative. She went from a stable, responsible mom to an unemployed couch surfer. We will never know what truly happened on June 9,2013 except that it ended in murder.

 

Sources: 

Possessed: The Infamous Texas Stiletto Murder by Kathryn Casey

https://murderpedia.org/female.T/t/trujillo-ana.htm

https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/high-heel-homicide/

 

Episode 38:Laren Renee Sims (AKA Elisa McNabney)

A woman with an IQ of 140 and over 38 aliases? You’d think she would be able to get away with murder.. listen in to find out how it goes!

Episode 37: Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser. The Slenderman Stabbings

This episode of MurdHer covers Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser. These 12 year old girls stabbed their best friend as a sacrifice to the fictional, creepypasta monster named Slenderman. SPOILER ALERT: it didn't work.

Episode 36: Brookey Lee West, The Witch of Vegas

On this episode of MurdHer we cover Brookey Lee West - the Witch of Vegas.
She is considered to be Las Vegas's most notorious female killer. 

Episode 35: Martha Beck; The Lonely Hearts Killer

On this episode, MurdHer celebrates Valentine’s Day with a classic! The Lonely Hearts Killers were a couple who targeted lonely women looking for love. Martha Beck pretended to be Raymond’s sister to give their targets a false sense of security. 

 

SOURCES:

https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beck-martha.htm

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/martha-beck-55090.php

https://www.ranker.com/list/lonely-hearts-killers-facts/amandasedlakhevener

 

Episode 34: Belle Gunness: Butcher of Men (Part 2)

In this episode, we go deeper into how Belle lured her victims to sell everything, move in with her, and managed to kill so many people before being found out. Check out the conclusion of Belle's story.

 

SOURCES:

Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter

https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gunness-belle.htm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness