Stab Them, Shoot Them : The True Stories of Female Serial Killers

By Natalie Harris

A pair of blonde femme fatales are profiled here as we look back at the murders of Susan Wright and Ruth Judd. Susan Wright made national news in 2003 when stabbed her husband Jeff over 193 times. She then buried his body in their backyard. Winnie Ruth Judd was a medical secretary who killed her best friends out of jealousy when she found out they were sleeping with the man she had eyes on. She dismembered their bodies and placed them in her luggage as she went on a train. Her crimes would later be nicknamed the "Trunk Murders."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trellis Publishing
• Release date: Jul 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201658984

Natalie Harris

I have been through some difficult times but my faith has got me through and in recent years i have been lucky enough to train to become a spiritual healer within a healing clinic. It is my wish to assist people on their journey and inspire people to find hope and comfort whatever they may be going through. I have had faith ever since I was a child but more recently it has become stronger and along my journey I have met some interesting and inspiring people who have helped me to learn and grow. I believe that our unique individuality is important and that once we have found peace with ourselves we can inspire others to do the same. Spirituality has fulfilled me and given new meaning to my life which has given me strength and hope.spirituality helps us to value ourselves and those around us and helps us to stop getting too caught up with the trappings of material gain. I am working hard to try to improve myself every day and am enjoying receiving the insights given to me by the spiritual realms. For me, success is about how many ways we have loved.

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STAB THEM, SHOOT THEM : TRUE STORIES OF FEMALE SERIAL KILLERS

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NATALIE HARRIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUSAN WRIGHT

RUTH JUDD

SUSAN WRIGHT

The murder of Jeff Wright was one of the most brutal and controversial in Texas history. His wife, Susan Wright, stabbed him in excess of 193 times before burying his body in a shallow grave in the back of their home. What followed was a media frenzy as Susan was dubbed as the Blue Eyed Butcher. Court TV televised the entire trial while numerous media outlets devoted special segments to the case. 

But the picture didn't fit.

Susan was depicted as this cold-blooded, sadistic killer. Everyone who has met her, however, has come away feeling that she was a shy, polite woman who could not harm a fly. The prosecuting attorney would claim that her politeness was just an act...Was it an act? Or did Susan simply snap after being abused one time too many?

EARLY LIFE

There were three of the children altogether, Susan, Cindy and a brother named Jim. They were raised in an upper-middle-class home in Harris County. Susan's mother was a stay at home mom while her father was a mechanical engineer.

A shy and reserved child, Susan stated that she walked on eggshells at home as her father would abuse her mother.

She was trained to put on a smile and make everything seem like it was all right, forensic psychologist Paula Orange said. It became normal for her to see a father yelling at her mother and she thought it was something that went on in every household.

Susan's sister, Cindy, would maintain that Susan would have trouble standing up for herself. She tried out for the drill team and was berated by one of the older girls. Susan felt so violated that she transferred to another school.

Susan was a mediocre student in high school and made C's in the majority of her classes. She didn't date much but tried to get attention from boys. She had one boyfriend tell her she was too fat which prompted Susan to lose almost twenty pounds. At the age of eighteen, she had a boyfriend that told her to work as a topless dancer at a strip club called the Gold Cup. 

She worked as a stripper there for about two months but grew tired of it, stating that the money wasn't worth it and that she did it to feel better about herself.

Susan then used the money to go a local community college where she enrolled in a nursing program. Still needing extra cash, she found began working as a hair stylist. She dropped out the nursing program just as fast as she quit exotic dancing, stating that the curriculum was too time-consuming and would cost too much.

There are two ways to look at Susan's early life, Orange said. "One is to say that she was into the cocaine and fast lifestyle that the stripper scene would provide. The other is to say that perhaps she was looking for acceptance. Being a topless dancer is going to