The Orange Grove Killer

Before mysteriously disappearing in 1908, Belle Gunness murdered two of her husbands, a number of single men, and several of her own children on a pig farm in La Porte, Indiana. A fire broke out at her farm on April 28, 1908, and a headless woman's body was found inside. Was it Belle, or did she fake her own death and escape? Listen to the entire story now. Source Materials: https://laportecountyhistory.org/exhibits/belle-gunness/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness https://www.legendsofamerica.com/belle-gunness/ https://www.biography.com/crime/belle-gunness https://www.historicmysteries.com/belle-gunness/

A once-devoted mother and wife descends into desperation and drug addiction after several hardships in life. Sunday School teacher Velma Barfield leads a deadly double life and hides her cold-blooded secrets until her fiancee suffers an agonizing and poison-filled death. Soon the authorities discover that this isn't Velma's first murder rodeo.   This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Athena Club - The Razor Kit - athenaclub.com and use code: LOVEMURDER for 25% off your first order!   Sources: Death Sentence by Jerry Bledsoe World's Most Evil Killers - S6E18 Crime Library article by Denise Noe Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

American criminal and potential serial killer William George Heirens admitted to three murders. In 1946, he was found guilty of the charges and earned the moniker "Lipstick Killer" after leaving an infamous note was found at one crime scene in lipstick. Was he a serial killer or wrongfully convicted? Listen to hear the full story! Source Materials https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/heirens/ https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lipstick_Killer https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-heirens-lipstick-killer https://www.crimetraveller.org/2015/07/william-heirens-the-lipstick-killer/ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/us/william-heirens-the-lipstick-killer-dies-at-83.html https://loriajohnston.medium.com/william-heirens-the-man-known-as-the-lipstick-killer-fa203fd05f52 https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160107/edgewater/70-years-after-lipstick-murders-doubt-over-killers-guilt-still-lingers/ https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/march-2012/william-heirens-lipstick-killer-dead-at/ https://www.thescarechamber.com/lipstick-killer/ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ill-inmate-known-as-the-lipstick-killer-dies-2012mar06-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/william-heirens-convicted-lipstick-killer-dies-at-83/2012/03/06/gIQAmZmsvR_story.html

Charles Holden was nervous when he saw the stranger lurking outside of his home on the evening on June 22, 1991. Fearing for not only his safety, but the safety of his mother- 70-year-old Dororthy Donovan, he rushed to the nearest payphone to call the police. When an officer arrived at the residence, she accompanied Charles to check on Dorothy, who had lived in a farmhouse behind Charle's trailer. It was there that the two would find Charles's elderly mother stabbed to death. Charles would quickly tell police he knew who had murdered Dorothy- a man he had given a ride to earlier that evening- who had quickly gotten violent with him-, but police were not buying Charle's outlandish story of a nightmare hitchhiker and suspected Charles as their killer. It would be another 15 years before DNA collected at the scene of the crime would finally reveal the shocking truth of who killed Dorothy Donovan. Join the Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/thisstoryisnutspodcast Have a story suggestion: thisstoryisnuts@gmail.com SOURCES: CODIS description is via google Dorothy Donovan | Forensic Files Wiki | Fandom  Killer Hitchhiker: The Murder of Dorothy Donovan | by Verity Partington | Medium Dorothy Donovan | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom Medical Detectives (Forensic Files) in HD - Season 13, Episode 11 - Stranger in the Night - Bing video PHOTO SOURCE: Dorothy Donovan | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom

1940 - Rockland, Maine. It was Halloween night, and 16-year-old Alzada Pauline Young wanted to go out. Her younger siblings were trick-or-treating, and on their way to a party. Why was she being punished?  In the height of an argument, she drew a knife in a threat against her step-father, John Phelps, who was the only thing standing in her way. In what he claimed was self defense, he hurled the closet weapon at her—a hammer—killing her instantly.  What happened next, was one of the most heinous and horrifying attempts at a cover up in Maine history.  John cut up her body under the cover of darkness, disposed of each part in burlap bags, and made sure all trace of Pauline was removed… The teenager did have a habit of staying away from home. He’ll just tell her mother she ran off to get married…  But little did he know, somebody had been listening. Neighbors were growing suspicious, and his secret would only stay buried for so long. Was this a terrible and tragic accident? Or a man who killed his wife’s daughter in a homicidal rage because he wanted her gone? Episode sources and photos: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/alzada-pauline-young Support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.murdershetold.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetoldpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/mstpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠murdershetold.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices