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Serial Killer Index Short List
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  BECK Martha Julie *1920 +1951/01/02 USA ... ... ... 12+
  FERNANDEZ Raymond Martinez *... +1951/01/02 NY, MI
aka Lonely Hearts Killers, Honeymoon Killers 1947 1949  
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Urteil: Electrolution
 
 

Known in the late 40s as the "Lonely-Hearts Killers" for their lethal swindling of lovelorn widows answering personal adds. Raymond, although Hawaiian, billed himself as a sexy Latin Lover. Martha, tipping the scale at a whooping 280 pounds, was no buttercup of love. Strangely, when they met, it was love at first sight. Maybe it was because their mutual love for swindling and kinky sex. Together, with Martha posing as Ray's sister, they bilked elderly spinsters and widows of their savings before murdering them if they offered resistance.
When they were arrested Martha and Ray confessed to 12 killings, though it's believed the actual number is closer to 20. At their trial they kept cooing, holding hands and seemed not to be able to get enough of each other. Their plead of not guilty by reason of insanity was ignored and on August 22, 1949 the deadly lovers were sentenced to death. After numerous appeals, on March 8, 1951 they were executed side by side in Sing Sing prison.

Martha Beck und Raymond Fernandez machten in den 40er Jahren Schlagzeilen als die "Lonely Hearts Killers", die einsame Witwen über Inserate angelockt & ermordet hatten. Raymond, ein Hawaiianer, gab sich als Latin Lover aus, die füllige und unattraktive Martha als seine Schwester. Das ungleiche Pärchen hatte sich dennoch auf den ersten Blick ineinander verliebt, wohl aufgrund ähnlicher Neigungen zu ausgefallenen Sexualpraktiken & der Vorliebe zum Betrug.
Nach ihrer Verhaftung gestanden Martha & Raymond 12 Morde, obwohl die Vermutungen eher in Richtung 20 Opfer gingen. Während ihres Prozesses traten die beiden als Turteltäubchen auf, die nicht voneinander lassen konnten.
Ihre Verteidigung auf Unzurechnungsfähigkeit hatte keine Chance und so wurden Martha Beck & Raymond Fernandez am 8. März 1951 in SingSing hingerichtet.

Copyright 1995-2005 by Elisabeth Wetsch
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