Martha Beck & Raymond Fernandez
August 22, 2012 10:30 PM
On August 22, 1949, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, the Lonely Hearts Killers, convicted in three murders, but suspected in as many as 20, were sentenced to death. The Lonely Hearts Murders, which seductively entwined voodoo magic, kinky sex and personal ads, became one of the most sensational cases of the 1940s, and the inspiration for several Hollywood movies.
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