Anissa McClain November 1, 2014 English 280 Penny Riggs The Case of Winnie Ruth Judd Winnie Ruth Judd was born in 1905 and raised in Darlington, Indiana, by her parents Reverend and Mrs. McKinnell. Both of her parents worked in the church. Mrs. Mckinnel would stay at home, while her father was the type of person who saw well in everyone. At the age of 19, she got married to 22-year-old William C. Judd; he was a doctor. Winnie worked in a clinic called Grunow in Phoenix Arizona, where she met Anne LeRoi who also worked at the clinic. Annie had a roommate named Hedvig Samuelson. In august 1931, Winnie husband left her because to go to Los Angeles so starts a practice. In October she moved in with the Anne and Hedvig. On the night of October 16, 1931, Winnie and her 2 roommates got into an argument over a man named John J. "Happy Jack" Halloran. He was married and friends with all 3 of the women. At the time it was said that she was allegedly dating him. All of the women liked him so much that they …show more content…
This crime had really hit home because Winnie lived part of her life in Phoenix, Arizona. Every one was reporting on this story. Jack Williams who worked as a radio reporter at the time said that “But it wasn’t just here. You can’t even imagine what a cataclysmic… crime in the United States” (49). This even caused a change in everyone. By the time the police found Judd everyone knew what she did and some couldn’t believe it. Just hours after the body was found Judd whole life was aired to the public as soon as the bodies were found. Everyone was out buying newspaper, turning on his or her radios and looking at the electronic bulletin board. “ By the time the morning papers became available… gobble up the details” (52). People all over the city of Los Angeles wanted to know about the woman who killed 2 other women out of anger and