Case 66
The Black Widow
North Carolina residents James Napoleon Taylor and Raymond Reid died 13 years apart from seemingly natural causes, and doctors felt there was nothing suspicious about their deaths.
But when another man was admitted to hospital with an apparent case of food poisoning, it triggered an investigation that would expose a shocking link between all three victims.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Anna Priestland
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
DOCUMENTS:
Arsenic Deaths: Trail Leads To Preacher’s Wife
Blanche Taylor Moore remains on death row after 25 years
BOOKS:
Women and The Death Penalty in the United States 1900–1998 – by Kathleen A O’Shea
Historic Alamance County: An Illustrated History – by William Murray
Killer Church Lady – The true story of Blanche Moore – by Katie Stone
ARTICLES:
Montgomery Is Sly And Chilling As Arsenic Killer
Pastor’s Wife: Arsenic and Old Lace?
Blanche Moore can sometimes look through a thin strip of unpainted window and see birds flying past
The Daily Times-News (06 Jun 1958)
The Daily Times-News (05 Jul 1972)
The Daily Times-News (22 Feb 1951)
Asheville Citizen-Times (20 Jul 1989)
Asheville Citizen-Times (12 Jan 1990)
Asheville Citizen-Times (08 Feb 1990)
Asheville Citizen-Times (18 Aug 1990)
Asheville Citizen-Times (06 Nov 1990)
Asheville Citizen-Times (25 Sep 1997)
Asheville Citizen-Times (16 May 1990)
Asheville Citizen-Times (18 Jul 1989)
Asheville Citizen-Times (17 Nov 1990)
Woman Poisoned Ex-Boyfriend; Also Charged in Husband’s Death – Los Angeles Times
Asheville Citizen-Times (03 Oct 1989)
Asheville Citizen-Times (16 Aug 1992)
Asheville Citizen-Times (05 Mar 1994)
Asheville Citizen-Times (26 Oct 1990)
Asheville Citizen-Times (23 Sep 1997)
Asheville Citizen-Times (23 Aug 1989)
VIDEOS:
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)