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March 14, 1956
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
In Montgomery, Alabama, 49-year-old waitress Rhonda B. Martin confessed to killing her mother, three daughters, and two of her five husbands with arsenic poison, and attempting to kill her current husband (former stepson) who survived but is paralyzed. She had insurance on all victims.
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Waitress Admits Killing Mother, Three Daughters, And 2 of 5 Husbands
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, (AP)—State's attorneys headed for court today with the bizarre tale of a middle-aged waitress who, they said, admitted slaying her mother, three small daughters and two of her five husbands with arsenic.
Plump, 49-year-old Mrs. Rhonda B. Martin also told in a signed statement how she fed ant poison to her present husband who was once her stepson. He is still alive though paralyzed.
Mrs. Martin was vague about a motive for the killings, but she told of having insurance on all six victims who died. The amount was not disclosed, but she remembered receiving between $3,000 and $4,000 from the death of her fourth husband, who died in 1951.
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, (AP)—State's attorneys headed for court today with the bizarre tale of a middle-aged waitress who, they said, admitted slaying her mother, three small daughters and two of her five husbands with arsenic.
Plump, 49-year-old Mrs. Rhonda B. Martin also told in a signed statement how she fed ant poison to her present husband who was once her stepson. He is still alive though paralyzed.
Mrs. Martin was vague about a motive for the killings, but she told of having insurance on all six victims who died. The amount was not disclosed, but she remembered receiving between $3,000 and $4,000 from the death of her fourth husband, who died in 1951.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Arsenic Poisoning
Multiple Murders
Insurance Motive
Waitress Confession
Family Killings
What entities or persons were involved?
Rhonda B. Martin
Her Mother
Her Three Daughters
Her Five Husbands
Where did it happen?
Montgomery, Alabama
Story Details
Key Persons
Rhonda B. Martin
Her Mother
Her Three Daughters
Her Five Husbands
Location
Montgomery, Alabama
Event Date
1951
Story Details
Rhonda B. Martin admitted to poisoning her mother, three daughters, and two husbands with arsenic, and attempting to poison her current husband (former stepson) who survived paralyzed. She had insurance on the victims and received $3,000-$4,000 from one husband's death in 1951.