Judy Buenoano's Killings
Why did Judy poison the people she loved?
4.1 (38)
36 mins
Explore how Judy Buenoano became known as the “Black Widow” after investigators linked her to multiple deaths involving arsenic poisoning and suspected insurance fraud. Discover how her first husband, James Goodyear, died in 1971 after a prolonged illness, with his remains later exhumed and found to contain lethal levels of arsenic.
Ep 1:
The Night Everything Exploded
A car bomb in a Pensacola parking lot survives its target and cracks open twelve buried years—leading back to a woman shaped by abandonment, abuse, and a nursing aide's deadly knowledge.
Ep 2:
A Trail of Dead Men
A husband, a boyfriend, a disabled son, a near-fatal fiancé—each insured, each falling ill under Judy Buenoano's care, while investigators finally connect deaths no one had ever linked.
Ep 3:
The Bodies Come Up
Exhumed caskets reveal arsenic that refuses to let bodies decay, long-silent witnesses finally speak, and three Florida trials deliver verdict after devastating verdict against Judy Buenoano.
Ep 4:
The Chair and the Silence After
Appeals, tainted lab science, and unanswered questions about her son stretch for twelve years before Judy Buenoano meets Florida's electric chair, closing one of America's most chilling poisoning cases.
Discussions (5)
Reid
Level 8 · 2 weeks agoSaying she survived through geography alone undersells how much the medical system failed. Doctors missed obvious poisoning signs multiple times.
Vivian
Level 6 · 2 weeks agoJames Junior being acquitted doesn't sit right with me. No way he knew nothing about that bomb.
Levi
Level 7 · 2 weeks agoArsenic preserves bodies confirmed
