MurdHer: Women in Crime

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

Episode 33: Belle Gunness: Butcher of Men (Part 1)

In this 2 part episode we deep dive into the infamous Belle Gunness! We first cover Belle’s early life and how she worked her way up from paying rent to live with her sister to owning a 40 acre farm. All it took was a few fires and mysterious deaths..

 

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

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/belle-gunness

 

Episode 32: The Nine Criminals of Christmas

It’s a holiday extravaganza! On this special holiday episode Dani and Gabe cover the 9 Criminals of Christmas as well as go over some misconceptions about the holiday season and crime.

 

Story 1:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-sc-woman-stabbed-spouse-with-ceramic-squirrel-over-beer/#:~:text=NORTH%20CHARLESTON%2C%20S.C.%20%E2%80%93%20A%2041,%2C%2044%2C%20was%20arrested%20Dec.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/27/domestic-violence-stabbing-squirrel/4228747/

Story 2:

https://www.couriermail.com.au/four-bikiniclad-bandits-grab-christmas-lights-and-run-in-tiny-south-johnstone/news-story/f712d6404b292799959f328806cd2978

 

https://www.oddee.com/item_99190.aspx

Story 3:

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/man-stabbed-after-giving-girlfriend-knife-for-christmas/

 

https://www.oddee.com/item_99190.aspx

Story 4:

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/12/woman-used-towering-marijuana-plant-as-christmas-tree

 

https://metro.co.uk/2014/12/09/mum-is-busted-for-using-giant-marijuana-plant-as-christmas-tree-4979973/

Story 5:

https://www.eonline.com/news/984624/big-brother-s-christmas-abbott-arrested-for-criminal-mischief

Story 6:

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2021/12/05/police-arrest-woman-after-vero-beach-christmas-parade-crash/8879011002/

Story 7:

https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-woman-arrested-allegedly-punching-female-head-who-wished-her-merry-christmas-1479928

Story 8:

https://www.villages-news.com/2020/12/16/oxford-woman-jailed-after-allegedly-hitting-sister-with-christmas-decoration/

Story 9:

https://nypost.com/2019/12/09/florida-woman-attacks-boyfriend-with-fake-christmas-tree-over-tv-volume/

Episode 31: Klara Mauerova

Klara Mauerova was a loving mother to her 2 boys. An unfortunate turn of events led her into a cult and the events that would follow is one of the most horrific stories we’ve covered to date. Find out how this loving mother became a cult following cannibal. 

Content warning: this episode contains graphic torture, child abuse, and cannibalism

 

Sources:

The Kurim Cult by Mason Ryan

https://second.wiki/wiki/klara_mauerova

 

https://gingerscrimemuseum.com/?p=2082

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grail_Movement#:~:text=The%20Grail%20Movement%20is%20a%20new%20spiritual%20movement%20dedicated%20to,Britain%20and%20in%20the%20USA.

 

 

Episode 30: Amelia Dyer, The Baby Farmer

On this week of MurdHer we cover Amelia Dyer, The Baby Farmer. Amelia murdered anywhere from 4-300+ babies for financial gain. She took advantage of a system that preyed on women for her own gain. Listen in to hear about one of the most cold blooded killers to date.

 

SOURCES: 

Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farm Murders by Angela Buckle 

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/amelia-dyer/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39330793

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer

Episode 29: Dorothea Puente - ”Death House Landlady”

Dorothea Puente opened a boarding house in the 1980s and took in people with mental illness and disabilities. She was an elder, kind looking woman who was filling a need the community had. When the residents began to disappear police began to ask questions. 

Episode 28: Miriam Rodriguez Martinez

This weeks episode of MurdHer brings us a different kind of story. It is the story of Miriam Rodriguez. After her daughter was kidnapped she did everything she could to get her daughter back.. including hunting down cartel members herself.

 

 

Sources: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/americas/miriam-rodriguez-san-fernando.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/12/mexican-woman-who-uncovered-cartel-murder-of-daughter-shot-dead-miriam-rodriguez

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fernando,_Tamaulipas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas

 

Episode 27: Baba Anukja and Rose Veras

We’re back!! Season 2 is starting off with a very spooky episode where we cover some special witches. First we cover Baba Anujka who made magical love potions that resulted in death. Next we cover Rose Veras who know as the Witch of Delray. However, she may not be as witchy as her blue eyes make her appear.

Episode 26: Pam Hupp

Season finale is available now! We explain why we went radio silent and discuss Pam Hupp! Pam hears that her old coworker and friend, Betsy, who she hasn’t spoken to in years has terminal cancer. She selflessly forces herself into Betsy’s life and helps Betsy out by driving her to doctors appointments and giving her a shoulder to lean on. However, Pam has a dark, ulterior motive behind her seemingly selfless acts.