Saturday, September 20, 2014

I Don't Know Why

I found this fascinating, nor do I know why I am directing you to this tale.  But there you go.

This serial killer, Louise Peete, died in the California gas chamber, 20 September 1947.  Grisly details?  Here.

6 comments:

Secondary Roads said...

Unusual for a female to be involved in such nefarious deeds.

vanilla said...

Chuck, unfortunately the annals of murder are filled with persons of the female persuasion, some of whose body counts makes Peete look like a piker.

Grace said...

I read all the stuff and came away wondering - What happened to her daughter? And - why did those men commit suicide when she left them? She must have been quite a femme fatale.

vanilla said...

Grace, when Betty, the daughter, was about eight years old, her mother was imprisoned and her father killed himself. A kind couple, Margaret and Arthur Logan took the child in and raised her to adulthood. Later when Louise was out on parole, she moved herself into the Logan home, which eventuated into the murder of Margaret. Louise the committed Arthur to an asylum. These were the events, as I understand it, that lead to the death penalty for Louise.

I am totally puzzled as to why anyone would kill himself over the loss of a woman. Maybe that is just me.

Sharkbytes said...

No one would kill themselves if they lost me. haha! Fascinating. She was my grandmother's age.

vanilla said...

Shark, truthfully, we hope no one would be suicidal; but I know there would be sadness for many. Interesting that you mentioned your grandmother. My grandmother was born in July of the same year this woman was born.