A homicidal farmers’ wife self-proclaimed that there was ‘something wrong’ with her. & to that, we say ‘Yes’ to Clermont County Ohio’s Dovie Dean, freaking plenty. Her murderous option of choice in the unfortunate death of her husband with a glass of milk laced with rat poison. You’ll be able to hear all about it in today’s episode with an expected last meal as well!

today's resources:

M. Watt Espy Papers, 1730-2008 the Documentation for the execution of Dovie Dean, 1954-01-15 https://archives.albany.edu/concern/daos/vq280242j?locale=en

TW: Haunted plaything, spiritual attachements, 

For Entertainment Purposes Only

This week's Haunted Doll:

Name: Allison

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TW: suicide, deceat, manipulation, trauma bonding, murder, 911 calls

All alleged theories are mine and Thank you for Murderpedia for the plethora of details in this case and for Channel 4 Documentaries for the audio

Celeste Beard Johnson--> In 1997, 32-year-old Celeste Beard hit the jackpot. That year, the thrice-divorced Austin housekeeper married her 75-year-old millionaire employer, Steven Beard. Suddenly, Celeste had it all: a Texas mansion, plenty of money, and a stable life for her two daughters.

But on October 2, 1999, Celeste's picture-perfect life came crashing down with one blast from a 20-gauge shotgun. That night, an armed intruder slipped into Steven's bedroom and fired a point-blank shot directly into his chest.

Steven survived the initial shot, but five months later, died from complications related to his injury. By then, however, Texas authorities had a suspect in custody - Celeste's lesbian best friend, Tracey Tarlton. The former bookstore manager eventually implicated Celeste in the plot to kill her husband.

At the trial, defense attorneys alleged Tarlton was simply a jealous woman with a terrifying and deadly love interest in Celeste. Prosecutors, on the other hand, claimed that Celeste had manipulated her friend into perpetrating the shooting in order to inherit Steven's vast fortune.

To support their claim, prosecutors even called Celeste's own daughters to the stand. Both girls testified that their mother had sought a hit man to silence Tracey before her arrest. The jury found Celeste guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced her to 20 years in prison.

Classification: Murderer

Characteristics: To inherit

Number of victims: 1

Date of murder: October 2, 1999

Date of arrest: March 28, 2002

Date of birth: February 13, 1963

Victim profile: Steven Beard, 75 (her millionaire husband)

Method of murder: Shooting (20-gauge shotgun)

Location: Austin, Texas, USA

Status: Sentenced to life in prison, serving at least 40 years, in 2004

Today's Resources:

Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beard-celeste.htm

Trial and 911 Audio clips from Channel 4 Documentarties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAqTBvbNnNM

Hi! I'm JessRoseDukes, host of the BabeAF pod, a women empowerment podcast (est. 2019) and I am sure you're asking yourself well, how did you get here? Blame it on Angela Lansbury's character in 'Murder She Wrote' or the fact that I've seen all of 'Law & Order SVU' episodes. The intrigue of the minds of serial killers, breaking news cases, cold cases that crave justice or even the foodie obsession with the 'last meals' of death row inmates. I am here to host monthly happy hours with your true crime enthuiasts in order to share alleged suspects, your amateur opinions of the cases and of course, hypothetical theories as all the details unfold.

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