Old Timey Crimey #37: Tillie Klimek - "Two Inches to Live"

This week, we talk about serial marrier and murderer Tillie Klimek, a woman who just couldn't hold in her murderousness, and some men who just couldn't hold their arsenic. Tillie Klimek is a lesson in how not to act while your husband is dying, both to avoid suspicion and to be a decent human being. 

Plus! Super weird tornado tales, more life insurance shenanigans, and truly nonsensical measurement systems. 

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And remember, keep your twilight petting parties inside, lest the neighbors testify later.

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