Las Poquianchi's, The Four Sisters.

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03/13/21 • 35 min

Solved, Unsolved or Spooky - A True Crime Podcast

María Delfina González Valenzuela, María del Carmen González Valenzuela, María Luisa González Valenzuela and María de Jesús González Valenzuela (known as Las Poquianchis) were four sisters from the north-central Mexican state of Guanajuato.
From 1945 until 1964, the sisters ran "Rancho El Ángel"', the locus of their largescale prostitution ring and the site of the murder of at least 91 people.
It is believed that the four sisters killed more than 150 people or even more than 200 people.
Guinness World Records called them the "most prolific murder partnership"
The Sisters slaughtered many young girls, ladies, babies and men, and were only sentenced to 40 years each.
the youngest sister, did not serve the whole sentence and was released, living her life out in obscurity.
in 2002 another 20 skeletons were exhumed close to where they operated their sordid business.

References:
https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gonzalez-sisters.htm
https://www.sandiegored.com/en/news/188449/The-Poquianchis-were-history-s-most-feared-Mexican-women-serial-killers
http://culturecrossfire.com/etc/whorehouse-91-murders/

Photographs and additional reading.
https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/4/2017/07/GettyImages-515247716.jpg?w=900

Resources:
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
https://www.beyondblue.org.au
https://www.betterhelp.com
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María Delfina González Valenzuela, María del Carmen González Valenzuela, María Luisa González Valenzuela and María de Jesús González Valenzuela (known as Las Poquianchis) were four sisters from the north-central Mexican state of Guanajuato.
From 1945 until 1964, the sisters ran "Rancho El Ángel"', the locus of their largescale prostitution ring and the site of the murder of at least 91 people.
It is believed that the four sisters killed more than 150 people or even more than 200 people.
Guinness World Records called them the "most prolific murder partnership"
The Sisters slaughtered many young girls, ladies, babies and men, and were only sentenced to 40 years each.
the youngest sister, did not serve the whole sentence and was released, living her life out in obscurity.
in 2002 another 20 skeletons were exhumed close to where they operated their sordid business.

Photographs and additional reading.
https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/4/2017/07/GettyImages-515247716.jpg?w=900

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Eric Edgar Cooke, Serial Killer Perth

Eric Edgar Cooke
Born 25 February 1931
Put to death: 26 October 1964,
nicknames: the "Night Caller" and later the "Nedlands Monster",
Active Serial Killer: From September 1958 to August 1963,
Cooke terrorized the city of Perth, Western Australia,
He committed at least twenty-two violent crimes and eight of which resulted in deaths.
Cooke had a violent alcoholic father who beat him and his mother
Cooke stared petty theft while in kindergarten
He began undertaking arson, burglary and other criminal activity which grew as he did.
Cooke was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was would commit his various crimes during sprees
He had many differing M/O's and this made it hard for police to link his crimes.
he used a range of different weapons including knifes, scissors, axes and varying rifles of differing calibers', as well as cars that he would steal and run women over in.
Cooke's criminal preference had no linkages either, he was happy to kill any one, with no particular linkage or any reason.
It was good policing that finally put a stop to this monsters rampage, the police found his gun leaning against a tree, and replaced it with a non working one, that Cooke later went to pick up from it's hiding place, he was arrested and later charged with many of the crimes he confessed to.
Cooke was hanged on 26th Oct 1964

References:
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooke-eric-edgar-9817
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/true-crime-doco-revisits-perth-serial-killer-eric-edgar-cooke-20201117-p56fa7.html https://www.mamamia.com.au/after-the-night-stan/
Photographs and additional reading.
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cooke-eric-edgar.htm
Resources:
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
https://www.beyondblue.org.au
https://www.betterhelp.com
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The Cleveland Torso Murderer (also known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run

September 1934,
The lower half of a woman's torso, with her thighs attached, was found amputated at the knees,
She was washed up on the shores of Lake Erie just east of Bratenahl.
she had some sort of chemical preservative on her skin which had turned it red, tough and leathery.
She was named the Lady of the Lake, and also dubbed victim 0, as she was added to the body count at a later date.
Over the next few years decapitated and dismembered bodies were found in various forms all around Cleveland.
body parts in bags, boxes, and baskets, and other random packaging were turning up everywhere, heads and torso’s littered the landscape.
In all the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run is said to have killed 13 victims, including the lady of the lake.
I believe this number to be far greater, and believe that the Lady of the Lake was not his first victim.
Kim and I discuss many aspects and have a stab at profiling this vicious killer, who was never brought to justice.
The Mad butcher is an intriguing case that I hope is some day solved.

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Torso_Murderer
https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mad_Butcher_of_Kingsbury_Run

Photographs and additional reading.
https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/55d2b5ea596983/clevelands-infamous-torso-murd.html

Resources:
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
https://www.beyondblue.org.au
https://www.betterhelp.com

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