{"product_id":"the-murderess-9781662512209","title":"The Murderess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Laurie Notaro comes a haunting true-crime novel about Winnie Ruth Judd, one of the twentieth century's most notorious and enigmatic killers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they're pried open, revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside, Ruth has disappeared into the crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe search for, and eventual apprehension of, the Trunk Murderess quickly becomes a headline-making sensation. Even the Phoenix murder house is a sideshow attraction. The one question on everyone's lips: How could a twenty-six-year-old reverend's daughter and doctor's wife--petite, pretty, well educated, and poised--commit such a heinous act on two people she'd called \"my dearest friends in the world\"? Everyone has their theories and judgments, but no one knows the whole truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat unfolds in this gripping work of true-crime fiction is a collision of jealousy, drug addiction, insanity, rage, and inescapable choices. At its heart, a condemned and tragic mystery woman whose trial--and its shocking twists--will make history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662512209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380","brand":"Laurie Notaro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561524490421,"sku":"9781662512209","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_27c4d5ce-23fa-4c4d-8dc3-7a327cd778d3.jpg?v=1723525920","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-murderess-9781662512209","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}