It's a new mini episode! Today's mini episode is about one of the first female serial killers in the United States -- Lyda Trueblood. Who did she kill? Why did she kill? And what was it that made her case so incredibly unique? Listen to find out!

SOURCES

“Fantastic Getaway of the Smiling ‘Mrs. Bluebeard’ That Men Can't Resist.” The Miami News (Miami, Florida), October 24, 1931. www.newspapers.com.

Just, Rick. “A Little Slice of History: Movie Night Scandal.” Idaho Press, November 1, 2020. https://www.idahopress.com/community/community_columns/a-little-slice-of-history-movie-night-scandal/article_e3220e69-e1ff-5bca-be28-92c681886cdd.html.

“Lyda Southard Recounts Details Of Private Life During Year Of Freedom.” The Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise, Idaho), August 5, 1932. www.newspapers.com.

Matthews, Mychel. “The Legend of Lyda Southard Lives On 60 Years After Her Death.” The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho), February 4, 2018. www.newspapers.com.

“The Romantic Little 5-Time Murderess Went On A Picnic - So The Warden Lost His Job.” The Evansville Journal (Evansville, Indiana), February 24, 1934. www.newspapers.com.

“State Seeking Former Lover Of Defendant.” The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho), October 2, 1921. www.newspapers.com.

United Press. “Denver Death Probed As Lyda Southard Whitlock Awaits Return to Idaho.” Idaho Evening Times (Twin Falls, Idaho), August 1, 1932. www.newspapers.com.