In this episode we dive into the dark and twisted life of Judiás Buenoano, one of America's most chilling female serial killers. Known by the media as “The Black Widow,” Buenoano was convicted of multiple murders, including those of her husband, son, and a boyfriend—crimes motivated by greed and covered in a veil of cold calculation.

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Margaritoff, M. (2021, January 24). Meet Judy Buenoano, The Black Widow Serial Killer Who Murdered Her Family - And Almost Got Away With It. Retrieved from All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/judy-buenoano

Rasmussen, A. (n.d.). Black Widow Judy Buenoano Convicted of Murdering Her Son, Husband with Arsenic. Retrieved from Crime Feed: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/black-widow-judias-buenoano-convicted-of-murdering-her-son-husband-with-arsenic

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Word, R. (1998, March 31). Killer of SPouse, Son Executed Black Widow First Woman Put To Death In Florida Since 1848. Retrieved from Spokesman Review: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/mar/31/killer-of-spouse-son-executed-black-widow-first/

In this episode, we explore the dark and disturbing story of Tony Costa, the notorious serial killer known as the "Cape Cod Vampire." From his seemingly ordinary life to the gruesome crimes that shocked a quiet New England town in the late 1960s, we dive into the psyche of a man whose violent acts stunned even seasoned investigators. Join us as we dissect the timeline of events, Costa's arrest and trial, and the lingering mysteries surrounding his case.

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Bozek, R. (2021, March 3). Tony Costa was a Serial Killer and a Babysitter. Retrieved from AETV: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/tony-costa-serial-killer-and-secret-past

Gray, J. (2022, July 15). Tony Costa: How a little known charming serial killer terrorized Cape Cod. Retrieved from AETV: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/tony-costa-cape-cod-killer

Hanson, F. (2022, July 19). Brutal and Barbaric: Marshfield writer tells true story of Cape Cod killer in Helltown. Retrieved from The Patriot Ledger: https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/2022/07/19/true-story-cape-cod-killer-helltown-marshfield-author/10023311002/

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Patmore, N. (2022, October 4). The Depraved Crimes of Tony Costa, The Cape Cod Vampire Who Terrorized Massachusetts In The 1960's. Retrieved from All Thats Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/tony-costa

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Somers, J. (2021, September 18). The Crazy True Story of The Cape Cod Vampire. Retrieved from Grunge: https://www.grunge.com/607170/the-crazy-true-story-of-the-cape-cod-vampire/

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In this episode, we dive into the disturbing story of Earle Leonard Nelson, infamously known as The Gorilla Killer. Operating during the 1920s, Nelson left a trail of terror across the United States and Canada, committing at least 22 murders—primarily targeting landladies through boarding house ads. We explore his troubled early life, the psychological factors that may have shaped his violent impulses, the gruesome nature of his crimes, and how his trail eventually led to one of the first cross-border serial killer manhunts in North American history.

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A serial killer at your door: The grisly gorilla man murders of Earle Leonard Nelson. (2017, May 12). Retrieved from The Lineup: https://the-line-up.com/gorilla-man-murders-earle-leonard-nelson Beeman, A. (2021, June 15). The Truth about Earle Nelson's Childhood. Retrieved from Grunge: https://www.grunge.com/437742/the-truth-about-earle-nelsons-childhood/ Delong, W. (2018, July 2). 50 years before Ted Bundy, Earle Nelson was the most prolific serial killer in American history. Retrieved from All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/earle-nelson Earle Leonard Nelson. (n.d.). Retrieved from Biographs: https://biographs.org/earle-leonard-nelson Earle Nelson. (n.d.). Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earle_Nelson Earle Nelson. (n.d.). Retrieved from The True Crime Database: https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/earle-nelson/ Gibben, M. (n.d.). Earle Nelson. Retrieved from Crime Library: https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/history/earle_nelson/3.html Macdonald, T. (2021, June 15). The surprising way serial killer Earle Nelson was caught. Retrieved from Grunge: https://www.grunge.com/438240/the-surprising-way-serial-killer-earle-nelson-was-caught/ Nelson, Earle Leonard. (n.d.). Retrieved from Serial Dispatches: https://serialdispatches.com/alphabetical-list-of-serial-killers/list-of-serial-killers-n/nelson-earle-leonard/ Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (n.d.). The Big Book of Serial Killers Another 150 Serial Killer Files of The World's Worst Murderers (Vol. 2). LAK Publishing. The Gorilla in the room: Earle Nelson's Reign of Terror. (n.d.). Retrieved from Factual America: https://www.factualamerica.com/serial-cuts/the-gorilla-in-the-room-earle-nelsons-reign-of-terror