Ep. 197 – Tillie Klimek, Murderess of Chicago

Tillie Klimek has many nicknames, among them “The Black Widow of Chicago,” “The High Priestess of the Bluebeard Clique,” and—my favorite—“The Premonition Poisoner.” She was rumored to be a psychic, and said to have poisoned as many as 20 people, cementing her name as one of the merry murderesses of 1920s Chicago. 

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https://heathermonroe.medium.com/the-strange-murders-of-tillie-klimek-effa70912b5b 

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https://www.racked.com/2018/1/26/16927682/makeover-death-penalty-sabella-nitti