Giggling Granny Serial Killer
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Picture a serial killer in your mind’s eye. What do you see... Is it your gran?
Today is the story of one of America’s most notorious female serial killers: Nannie Doss, aka the Giggling Granny. She killed 11 people, four of which were husbands. This lead to her also being known as the Lonely Hearts Killer, due to her supposed search for love.
This is an episode from our sister-podcast Betwixt the Sheets with host Kate Lister. Kate was joined by Tori Telfer, author of Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History.
Produced by Sophie Gee. Mixed by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Warner Brothers and Salem's Lot, the spine-tingling new horror film from the legendary Stephen King. |
| 0:09.1 | It is so exciting, it is that time of year. It is spooky season. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, it's just the best time of year. |
| 0:15.0 | No surprise that we love this time of year, of course. |
| 0:19.0 | There is no better fit for this season than a good horror film. |
| 0:22.0 | Salem's lot is one of Stephen King's |
| 0:25.1 | favorite stories, I'm sure you've heard of it, and it's adapted from the 1975 best-selling |
| 0:30.0 | novel. Salim's Lot follows an author who returns to his hometown in Maine, but things are not as they should be. The place is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire. |
| 0:42.1 | Of course it is. |
| 0:43.0 | Why wouldn't it be the place is called Salem? |
| 0:45.0 | Salem's lot is the latest adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller. |
| 0:49.0 | From the creators of the record-breaking horror franchise, The Conjuring Universe. |
| 0:53.0 | So take yourself, your mom, your romantic date, or just a pillow to hide behind to see this |
| 0:59.6 | after dark endorsed vampire movie. |
| 1:02.3 | Salem's lot in cinemas October 11th. |
| 1:05.0 | You find yourself back on the After Dark feed, eh? |
| 1:08.0 | Well, good, we're glad to have you. |
| 1:10.0 | And today, in the UK, it's a Panc holiday, which means Mie and I are putting our feet up on a beach, well, more likely we're actually just prowling our way through a cemetery somewhere. |
| 1:18.0 | But anyway, look, we are going to give you an episode that we know you'll love from our sister podcast betwixt the sheets with Kate Lister. |
| 1:25.2 | And by the way, go and vote for Kate in the British Podcast Award. |
| 1:29.7 | Listeners Choice category, she is currently in the top 20, but we want to make sure that she makes it to the |
| 1:33.9 | short list so go and vote for Kate and the betrix team in the British |
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