Dark City: Touring the Hidden History, Crimes, & Hauntings of Famous & Forgotten Places
Every place has a shadow, every shadow a story. Join us, dark tourists, as we uncover the hidden true crimes, scandals, and hauntings lurking in hotspots and forgotten stops. We dive deep into the research and spill the historical tea with dark humor. No tourist fluff, no sanitized versions. Just the real and sometimes terrifying truths that will surprise even the locals.
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Genres: Travel, History, True Crime, Paranormal, Culture
Dark City: Touring the Hidden History, Crimes, & Hauntings of Famous & Forgotten Places
37. INFAMOUS: The Trunk Murders Pt 2
Phoenix, AZ | We dive into conflicting confessions, courtroom chaos, and the question that won’t die: Did Winnie Ruth Judd act alone? Or was “Happy Jack” Halloran neck-deep in the horror?
From drainpipe letters to marionette films, this story only gets weirder.
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📚 In a world where anyone can publish anything and skip giving credit to their sources, we do right by the many historians, journalists, and experts who made this episode possible by citing their work. Our key sources for this episode are listed below. A complete list of sources can be found on our website.
Bommersbach, J. (2003). The trunk murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd (1st trade ed.). Poisoned Pen Press. (Original work published 1992)
L.A. Not So Confidential. (2023, February 8). 127. Vintage case: The Trunk Murders & Winnie Ruth Judd [Audio podcast episode]. In L.A. Not So Confidential: The Premier Forensic Psychology Podcast. Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l-a-not-so-confidential-the-premier/id1293032240?i=1000598648335
Pela, R. L. (2014, September 24). Ruthless: A long-lost confession letter may finally tell the real story of Winnie Ruth Judd. Phoenix New Times. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/ruthless-a-long-lost-confession-letter-may-finally-tell-the-real-story-of-winnie-ruth-judd-6657689
Worel, J. V., & Worel, S. L. (2015). Sammy and Sunny: The story of Hedvig Samuelson, murdered by Winnie Ruth Judd, and the story of Sunny Worel’s search for Sammy. [Self-published].
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