This one is way more interesting than I thought it would be. And I don’t usually inject too much of my opinion on this podcast, wanting you to just have the story and the facts as I have found them in my research…..but I have lots of thoughts on this, and I really want to know what you all think. Stay tuned at the end for information on the new voice message I have for all of you and how we will start doing an update episode here and there if you guys all like it.

The case covered in this episode is The Boston Strangler, The Untold Story, because most people still assume that Albert DeSalvo was the Boston Strangler and murdered all of the 13 women accredited to the “Boston Strangler.” Albert DeSalvo confessed to 11 murders. However, his confessions have been disputed, and there is a lot to this story.

We will be going over the movie: The Boston Strangler: The Untold Story and then covering the Real Story and the developments that have happened since then.

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Boston Strangler Case Solved 50 Years Later – ABC News (go.com)

1. Lee Bailey – Wikipedia

Boston Strangler – Wikipedia

Boston Strangler: A Serial Killer Who Probably Never Got Caught (anomalien.com)

Albert DeSalvo: The Man Who Confessed To Being The ‘Boston Strangler’ (allthatsinteresting.com)

The Conviction of Albert DeSalvo – Virtual Boston (wordpress.com)

The Boston Strangler – Crime Museum

Today’s episode is the story of Toni Jo Henry who had a horrible childhood, fought drug addiction, found true love and then was involved in a murder. I am covering the movie made about her case and the True Story that the movie was based on.

The Pardon is a 2013 movie. Starring: Jaime King, Jason Lewis, John Hawkes and M.C. Gainey

The true story of Toni Jo Henry, a woman tried for the crime of murder in 1942 in the state of Louisiana.

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The sources for today’s episode:

Toni Jo Henry (1916-1942) – Find A Grave Memorial

Claude David “Cowboy” Henry (1913-1945) – Find A Grave Memorial

Toni Jo Henry (capitalpunishmentuk.org)

A Courthouse Ghost: Toni Jo Henry (anomalien.com)

tonijo (rowdiva.com)

Toni Jo Henry (en-academic.com)

Toni Jo Henry – Wikipedia

The Pardon – Wikipedia

The Pardon Movie

The Burning Bed (Based on a True Story)

800-799-SAFE (7233) Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)

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The movie for this episode is The Burning Bed (1984) (Tubi TV) (IMDB free with ads) streaming services. Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat and Richard Hauser. We will go over the movie and then the case behind the movie.

This was the case that became central to the battered women’s movement. It turned the national attention to cases like Francine’s where women were brutalized by their husbands, and to help women like her through a system of life-saving shelters and laying the foundation for a modern awareness of domestic violence.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or chat with a worker on thehotline.org

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Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband—And Changed U.S. Views on Domestic Violence – HISTORY

Francine Hughes – Wikipedia

Francine Hughes Wilson, 69, Domestic Violence Victim Who Took Action, Dies – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The Burning Bed – Wikipedia

James Berlin “Mickey” Hughes (1945-1977) – Find A Grave Memorial

“The Burning Bed”: A turning point in fight against domestic violence (lansingstatejournal.com)

Francine Wilson, domestic abuse victim and subject of TV film “The Burning Bed,” dies at 69 – Chicago Tribune

‘Burning Bed’ murder case: defense attorney looks back | WKAR

Francine Hughes Wilson, who inspired ‘The Burning Bed,’ dies at 69 (lansingstatejournal.com)

The mother of a man killed in an incident… – UPI Archives

Francine Hughes Wilson, whose ‘burning bed’ became a TV film, dies at 69 – The Washington Post

Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband—And Changed U.S. Views on Domestic Violence – HISTORY

Statistics (ncadv.org)

The facts – Refuge Charity – Domestic Violence Help