Louise Peete was a woman of elegance, poise, and a dark, murderous secret. Convicted of murder twice, she is one of the few women in U.S. history to be sentenced to death and executed in the gas chamber. In this episode, we unravel the unsettling story of how this Southern belle charmed, lied, and killed her way through high society—leaving behind a trail of bodies and broken trust.
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