Episode
The Devil in the Nursing Home: America’s First Female Serial Killer
19:48
Published: Wed Nov 23 2022
Description
Amy Archer-Gilligan was one of America's first female serial killers, killing up to 60 of her patients with her "special" lemonade... Make sure you're following the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. Have a heart-pounding story you'd like to share on the pod? Email [email protected]
Chapters
The article tells the spooky history of the first convalescent home in America, which was opened in the town of Windsor, Connecticut, by a woman named Linda and her husband James.
00:00 - 02:25 (02:25)
Summary
The article tells the spooky history of the first convalescent home in America, which was opened in the town of Windsor, Connecticut, by a woman named Linda and her husband James. The story is told through the discovery of a family photo album and centers around a precocious young man named Carl.
EpisodeThe Devil in the Nursing Home: America’s First Female Serial Killer
PodcastHeart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings, and Mysteries
This episode is about the female serial killer Belle Gunness who killed her husbands and suitors with arsenic and disposed of their bodies in her hog farm.
02:25 - 11:15 (08:50)
Summary
This episode is about the female serial killer Belle Gunness who killed her husbands and suitors with arsenic and disposed of their bodies in her hog farm.
EpisodeThe Devil in the Nursing Home: America’s First Female Serial Killer
PodcastHeart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings, and Mysteries
After Franklin Mills refused to give more money to Amy Archer-Gilligan in 1914, he suddenly complained of stomach ache that night and passed away.
11:15 - 18:34 (07:18)
Summary
After Franklin Mills refused to give more money to Amy Archer-Gilligan in 1914, he suddenly complained of stomach ache that night and passed away. While a well-preserved stomach increased suspicion, subsequent laboratory results showed that Amy had poisoned Franklin, leading to her murder conviction in 1916.
EpisodeThe Devil in the Nursing Home: America’s First Female Serial Killer
PodcastHeart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings, and Mysteries
Kaylyn Moore wraps up the episode by revealing that Amy was sent to an insane asylum until her death in 1962, and Carl lived a happy life being known as Mr. Windsor.
18:35 - 19:31 (00:56)
Summary
Kaylyn Moore wraps up the episode by revealing that Amy was sent to an insane asylum until her death in 1962, and Carl lived a happy life being known as Mr. Windsor.