This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Geraldine Parrish, a black woman who was responsible for a series of murders between 1985 and 1988 in Baltimore, Maryland. Although she did not carry out the murders herself, she was the mastermind.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Geraldine Parrish. Retrieved 08/24/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Parrish
Beck, James; Ollove, Michael; Greene, Deborah I. (09/04/1988). Mystery, misfortune shroud multiple-murder suspect. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 08/24/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/377943445
Beck, James; Ollove, Michael; Greene, Deborah I. (09/05/1988). Multiple-murder suspect wove tangled web with eight marriages. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 08/24/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/377959359
The Associated Press. (02/19/1989). First, a Possible Murder Tale, Then, What Became of Body? The New York Times. Retrieved 08/26/2023 from https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/19/us/first-a-possible-murder-tale-then-what-became-of-body.html
The Associated Press. (10/08/1988). Lawyer Says Minister Charged In Four Contract Killings Was ‘Crazy’. The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier. Retrieved 08/26/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/977927374/
Simon, David; Zorzi Jr, William F.; Bock, James. (03/17/1991). Case histories reveal troubling questions about circumstances of the crimes. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 08/26/2023 from https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-03-17-1991076025-story.html
Thompson, M. Dion. (10/07/1988). Indictments Say 4 Plotted Deaths For The Insurance. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 08/31/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/377995181/
Hilson Jr., Robert. (03/16/1989). 40 Years Imposed In Murder Scheme. The Evening Sun. Retrieved 08/31/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/372672327
Parrent, Mark. (03/22/1989). Contract Killer Gets Life Without Parole. The Evening Sun. Retrieved 08/31/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/372684658
History
Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (08/21/2023). Baltimore. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 08/28/2023 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltimore
ExploreBaltimore.org. (n.d.). A Lasting Legacy: Baltimore’s African American History. Retrieved 08/28/2023 from https://www.explorebaltimore.org/city-history/a-brief-overview-of-baltimores-african-american-history
Wikipedia. (n.d.). History of African Americans in Baltimore. Retrieved 08/28/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Baltimore
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Crime in Baltimore. Retrieved 08/31/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Baltimore
ULC.org. (10/28/2019). Voodoo vs. Hoodoo: What’s the Difference? Retrieved 08/31/2023 from https://www.ulc.org/ulc-blog/voodoo-vs-hoodoo-whats-the-difference
Tsiokos, Ioannis. (08/30/2019). Hoodoo vs Voodoo. Medium. Retrieved 08/31/2023 from https://medium.com/@ioannis.tsiokos/hoodoo-vs-voodoo-c9da8d5c193b
Books
Simon, David. (2007). Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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