47. The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd

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September 2, 2020 • 71 mins

Winnie Ruth Judd reached notoriety in Phoenix, Arizona in 1931 when she was stopped at an LA train station with two dead bodies in trunks. The victims were Judd’s former roommates, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvid “Sammy” Samuelson. She was promptly extradited back to Arizona to stand trial. While she was charged and found guilty of the murder of Agnes LeRoi, many don’t believe she had anything to do with the crime. Winnie Ruth Judd’s case has turned into a local conspiracy theory with many believing if she was guilty of anything, it was of either self-defense or disposing of a body and that in fact the real perpetrator was none other than “Happy” Jack Halloran. Halloran was a giant in the lumber business at the time with many ties to prominent local people with power. Was Winnie made out to be a scapegoat? Or is she truly deserving of the name The Trunk Murderess?

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