In the late 1940's, women who thought they'd found true love were being conned out of their life savings by a man and his sister who would go to brutal lengths to keep their scheme going.For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-the-lonely-hearts-killers/
Mary Spencer prepares to meet her stepmother's new love interest, but she has no idea of the horrible fate that awaits her. The episode recounts the crime spree of the infamous Lonely Hearts Killers.
Janet March's friends received letters from her saying she's engaged to Charles and how wonderful everything is, but something feels off leading the police to investigate her sudden disappearance.
The speaker and Mary plan a trip together, and they seem to be packing everything they need without leaving anything behind. They discuss their move-in dates and try not to upset their friends by not following friendship correspondence rules.
A man's attempt at impersonating a wealthy French aristocrat was foiled when his toupee came off and revealed a large scar on the top of his head. The con man had used his fake identity to swindle thousands of dollars from unsuspecting victims until he was caught by the police.
Police are investigating the possibility that Raymond "Charles" Fernandez, also known as the Lonely Hearts Killer, may have married some of his victims whom he met through correspondence through Lonely Hearts ads, posing as a devout man to his victims.
Raymond and Faye Copeland's scam of hiring drifters turned into something much darker, becoming one of the oldest American couples sentenced to death for their crimes. They were linked to the death of a widow named Myrtle and Raymond, who had a whole family back in Spain during their murder spree.
The public fascination with Raymond and Martha’s twisted love has lived on long after their bitter end, but what truly matters is that the women that they conned, the women that they killed, got justice, whether we know their names or not.