Buried in Arizona's time capsule lies a story that continues to be dug up over time: the tale of the infamous "Trunk Murderess," a young woman accused of double murder who escaped a state hospital ...

The cast of Winnie Ruth Judd, L to R, Louis Farber, Ron May, Cathy Dresbach, Jon Gentry, Emily Mohney, Shad Willingham, Megan Holcomb (in shadow), and Mitchell Glass - photo credit: Brennan Russell In ...

Every state has one crime case that through the decades never seems to fade away. It's revisited over and over as new evidence comes to light, as it's passed down to the next generation at the family ...

I've visited the archives many times before and since publishing a feature this past September about Winnie Ruth Judd, the notorious Phoenix "trunk murderess" who became internationally famous in 1931 ...

Traveling with friends can be murder. Agnes LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson, two of Winnie Ruth Judd’s girlfriends, found that out the hard way. Judd, after offing them in Phoenix, stuffed the two into a ...

On this day, Oct. 16, in 1931, Phoenix secretary Winnie Ruth Judd shot and killed two women, cut one up and stuffed both inside steamer trunks. The story had everything: adultery, murder, mystery and ...

After seven days of testimony, dozens of exhibits of evidence, and nearly 20 witnesses, it appears the trial for Lori Vallow Daybell will soon be in the hands of the jury. Jury instructions were ...