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The Trunk Murderess Winnie Ruth Judd

Jana Bommersbach

If history is right, a 26 year-old beauty named Winnie Ruth Judd murdered her two best girlfriends one hot Phoenix night in 1931. Then she hacked up their bodies, stuffed the pieces into a trunk, and took them by train to Los Angeles as her baggage.

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Morbid

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Morbid

It was mentioned as a source providing details about Winnie Ruth Judd's life and the events surrounding the murders. The book was referenced multiple times to support claims about her life and motivations.

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forget the image of a nice family doctor who settled in a community, supplying his wife with a home and respectability.

— Episode: Episode 600: Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk...

Episode: Episode 600: Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murderess

It was mentioned as a source providing details about Winnie Ruth Judd's life and the events surrounding the murders. The book was referenced multiple times to support claims about her life and motivations.

"

forget the image of a nice family doctor who settled in a community, supplying his wife with a home and respectability.

wanted to get pregnant by Halloran and he'd pledged to her that regardless of his other flirtation, she was the only one he wanted.

the most likely account of the murders is kind of like an amalgamation of Ruth's version of events. But with the inclusion of a few key details that she would later describe in a letter she was going to send to her husband, William

it was horrible packing those things. As I did it, I kept saying, I've got to, got to, or I'll be hung. I've got to go. I've got to.

conclusively refutes any argument of insanity

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