In the mid-20th century those looking for love and companionship could join Lonely Hearts Clubs in hopes of finding someone they could match with. But sometimes those searching the lonely hearts catalogs weren't interested in love,
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck were two of those not in need of companionship, instead they wanted money and sometimes their scams ended in murder. Dubbed the Lonely Hearts Killers, these two scoured lonely hearts magazines in the late 1940's looking for victims.
Find out who the Lonely Hearts Killers were on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!
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Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Fernandez_and_Martha_Beck
https://law.jrank.org/pages/3020/Martha-Beck-Trial-1949-Partnership-Thrives.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/fernandez-raymond.htm
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/zombies-cannibals-and-werewolves
https://books.google.com/books?id=przN8e1MaYwC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
02/08/22 • 16 min
Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters - Who Were the Lonely Hearts Killers?
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Ep. 51 - The Lonely Hearts Killers
(00:02.6 - 00:13.9)
Throughout history people have always looked for companionship whether it’s for marriage, casual dating, or friendship, at one point or another we have the need to socialize and be around others.
(00:13.9 - 00:20.6)
In the days before dating apps and the internet, those searching would place personal ads in magazines and newspapers.
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These became so prominent in the mid
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