Murderess Podcast

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 92: Winnie Ruth Judd — “Trial by Reputation” Part 3 of a multi-part series She stood trial. But not just for murder. For being herself —a woman, a mistress, an enigma. In this chapter of the Winnie Ruth Judd story, host Sidney Smith examines a courtroom where justi...

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 series Two 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 t...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 90: Winnie Ruth Judd — “The Woman in the Brown Suit” Part 1 of a multi-part series She was described as frail. Pretty. Melancholic.  But behind the soft voice and quiet eyes was a woman unraveling—torn between love, illness, and rejection. In this opening chapter o...

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: Dena Schlosser — “The Hymn, the Knife, and the 911 Call”  Standalone Episode She was a stay-at-home mom in the suburbs of Texas.  But on a quiet Monday morning in 2004, Dena Schlosser placed a 911 call that would haunt the nation—telling dispatchers she’d cut o...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🚨 Encore Presentation — Originally released March 2021, this episode remains one of the most discussed on Murderess Podcast. Dive back into the story of Dorothea Puente.  Hey listeners — Sidney here. This week, I’m pulling one from deep in the archives. Back when Murderess...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 88: Veronica Orderud — “The Silence at the Farmhouse Door” Standalone Episode She didn’t shoot. She didn’t confess. But she went to prison… along with three others. This week, we go inside one of Norway’s most haunting and divisive murder cases — the 1999 triple ho...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🚨 Encore Presentation — Originally released April 17, 2025, this episode remains one of the most discussed on Murderess Podcast. Dive back into the story of Susan Smith, the mother who shocked a nation.  Hey listeners — Sidney here. My voice is a little worn out this week f...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 87: “Karla Faye Tucker — The Woman With the Pickaxe Smile”  Standalone Episode She didn’t scream.  She didn’t panic.  She just smiled—and kept swinging. In this episode, we go inside the brutal 1983 murders of Jerry Dean and Deborah Thornton—and follow the path of...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 86: “Jasmine Richardson — The Girl Who Smiled Through the Blood”  Standalone Episode She was 12 years old.  He was 23.  And together, they planned the brutal murder of her entire family. In this episode, we trace the chilling case of Jasmine Richardson—a middle sch...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. This week’s full episode is almost ready—but needed one more night to breathe. The story drops Thursday morning. Thank you for holding space, and for listening.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 85: “Michelle Knotek — The House That Hurt People” Standalone Episode Michelle Knotek didn’t kill with knives or rage. She used manipulation, isolation, and slow, invisible cruelty. She took in the vulnerable—friends, family, boarders—and offered them safety. What...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 84: “Debora Green — The Doctor Who Prescribed Her Own Destruction” (Part of the Mothers Who Kill Arc) Deborah Green was a brilliant physician, a mother, and a woman seemingly in control—until everything around her began to collapse. Beneath the facade of success an...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 83: “Lacey Spears — The Mother Who Needed to Be Watched” Part of the Mothers Who Kill Arc Lacey Spears was the face of a modern-day “supermom”—blogging her sick child’s journey, documenting his struggles, and building a following around strength and faith. But none...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 82: Diane Downs — The Mother Who Pulled the Trigger Part of the “Mothers Who Kill” arc Diane Downs said a stranger shot her children. She blamed a man in the trees, her ex-husband, even her daughter. But the truth was far more chilling: Diane did it herself—then dr...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Episode 77: “Susan Smith: The Lie That Sank Everything” Part of the Mothers Who Kill Arc For nine days, Susan Smith was America’s grieving mother—crying on camera, pleading for the return of her two young sons. But behind her carefully rehearsed story was a truth far more...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. 🎙 Murderess Podcast is BACK. And this time, we’re starting with the ultimate betrayal. Mothers. Caregivers. Killers. For nine days , Susan Smith begged for her children’s safe return. But it was all a lie. This is the Mothers Who Kill Arc , beginning with Episode 77: Susan S...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. This week, Sidney talks "Laugh Local", small business and murders.  Join him for another plot twisting story of a long and almost forgotten murderess. LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARE Support the show and more, by joining the Patreon . https://www.patreon.com/sidneysmithcr...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. **Sidney wondered where it all started. So we take a trip back to the first school shooter on US soil. **(THIS PODCAST COMES WITH A WARNING. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING SCHOOL SHOOTINGS). LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARE Support the show and more, by joining the Patreon . https://www.patr...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. MURDERESS PODCAST is back! Same host and a new research squad brings you Season 4.   I'm back. And we have a pretty strange one to kick off 2024 and Season 4. Come on in. LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARE Support the show and more, by joining the Patreon . https://www.patreon.co...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. Unlike some of the victims in this awesome podcast, this pod is alive and well. It will be back soon. But, to make it up to you all, we did want to share another show from our podcast network, "You Hear Good Things".  Check out our Running In Slow Motion podcasts....

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. And old, but a goodie. Taking all the Murderess Accomplices back this week, with the life and crime of the murderess, Evelyn Dick. Leave a nice review with five stars if you can.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE WITH A FRIEND!

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. This week Sidney and Rob talk Wal-Mart sex, Magic The Gathering and the Murderess, Brittany Miles.  Leave a nice review with five stars if you can.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE WITH A FRIEND!

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. MURDERESS PODCAST is back! Sidney jumps back into season 3, with brand new stories for you to love! Catch some of the most heinous murders committed by women, every week.   Here we go Murderess Accomplices! Our first short. This murderess is on a whole other level. Her story...

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. Another classic! What's up Murderess Accomplices! Kelly Cochran, was pretty twisted. You have to be careful of who you are fucking around with.  Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO US! And then TELL A FRIEND!

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon. Me and old Glen' talk about murder with you. PLEASE SHARE! Patreon: patreon.com/sidneysmithcre8tiv