#91 Winnie Ruth Judd - Part 2 - "Two In the Trunk"

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 91: Winnie Ruth Judd — “Two in the Trunk”Part 2 of a multi-part seriesTwo women are dead.One is missing.And a pair of leaking trunks has turned a quiet train station into a national crime scene.In this chapter of the Winnie Ruth Judd story, host Sidney Smith takes listeners deeper into the blood-soaked aftermath: a bullet-riddled bedroom, a burning incinerator, and a missing mattress no one can explain.From the shifting details in Winnie’s story to the silence surrounding Jack Halloran, Part 2 unpacks the moment when this case stopped being private—and became a spectacle.Was it self-defense?Was it a cover-up?Or was something darker hiding beneath that brown traveling suit?📍 Location: Phoenix, Arizona → Los Angeles, California📅 Key Dates: October 18–22, 1931👥 Central Figures: Winnie Ruth Judd, Agnes Anne LeRoi, Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson, Jack Halloran🧠 Themes: Sensationalism, fragile truth, missing evidence, gendered assumptions📖 Next Episode: Part 3 – "Trial by Reputation"Official Sources Used:– The Trunk Murderess by Jana Bommersbach– Arizona State Archives trial transcripts– Phoenix PD case files– Historical news coverage (1931–1933)– Psychiatric and parole documents (AZ Historical Society)🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4e3ncIhApple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42A11UKiHeart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3SRT7BS📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv