Chapter
Woman's Strange Behavior Leads to Guilty Plea
44:32 - 50:17 (05:45)
Susan's friend Marjorie pleaded guilty to the shooting death of Jim Roden, and was sentenced to seven to 20 years. Marjorie had started relying on astrology to guide her life and her behavior had become strange in the time leading up to the crime.
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In the late 1960s, Marjorie Cameron Parsons Kimmel was a occultist and artist who was a style icon.
44:32 - 48:31 (03:59)
Occultism
Summary
In the late 1960s, Marjorie Cameron Parsons Kimmel was a occultist and artist who was a style icon. But she became something else entirely in 1981 after the disappearance of her husband.
ChapterWoman's Strange Behavior Leads to Guilty Plea
EpisodeDeath Trap
PodcastDateline NBC
Marjorie Deale Armstrong was investigated for the death of her third partner, James Roden, who was shot and frozen.
48:31 - 50:17 (01:46)
True crime
Summary
Marjorie Deale Armstrong was investigated for the death of her third partner, James Roden, who was shot and frozen. After being institutionalized due to her mental illness, she was found competent to stand trial and pleaded guilty to the murder.