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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