EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 32 MIN
The Trunk Murderess Whose Gruesome Crime Captivated a Nation
from Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén · host Spotify Studios
26-year-old "trunk murderess" Winnie Ruth Judd killed her two best friends one hot Phoenix night in 1931. Then she stuffed both of them into trunks and loaded them on a train to Los Angeles. What the press assumed was a simple case of jealousy only got messier with each new version of the story Winnie told.Sources for this episode include: The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd by Jana Bommersbach The Arizona Memory Project “Ruthless: A Long-Lost Confession Letter May Finally Tell the Real Story of Winnie Ruth Judd” by Robrt L. Pela (Phoenix New Times) “'Trunk Murderess': Shocking new info about notorious Phoenix murders” by Meredith G. White (Arizona Republic) Keep up with Killer Stories! Instagram: @killerstoriespodTikTok: @killerstoriespodX: @killerstorieshq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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26-year-old "trunk murderess" Winnie Ruth Judd killed her two best friends one hot Phoenix night in 1931. Then she stuffed both of them into trunks and loaded them on a train to Los Angeles. What the press assumed was a simple case of jealousy only got messier with each new version of the story Winnie told.Sources for this episode include: The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd by Jana Bommersbach The Arizona Memory Project “Ruthless: A Long-Lost Confession Letter May Finally Tell the Real Story of Winnie Ruth Judd” by Robrt L. Pela (Phoenix New Times) “'Trunk Murderess': Shocking new info about notorious Phoenix murders” by Meredith G. White (Arizona Republic) Keep up with Killer Stories! Instagram: @killerstoriespodTikTok: @killerstoriespodX: @killerstorieshq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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