Episode 166 - It's Catholic and They Speak Spanish

The Bad Taste Crime Podcast

Life insurance is supposed to protect your loved ones in case of your death, but some people see it as an opportunity to make a quick buck. This episode explores the twisted world of life insurance murder, where people kill their loved ones for money.
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Research links below!:
Murderpedia - "Lin Yuru"
TNL Mediagene - "A Taiwan Witch Burning"
Unknown Gender History - "Lin Yuru, Taiwanese Female Serial Killer - 2009"
Apple Daily - "The witch who killed his mother, his wife and his husband was sentenced to death"
Taipei Times - "Does Lin Yu-ju deserve to die?"
World Coalition Against the Death Penalty - "Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP)"
Apple Daily - "'Correction is the most important' The with killed three people and escaped death by feigning bail."
The Guardian - "Death, fraud and canoes: how a mind-blowing insurance scam became an ITV drama"
Vice - "The Dark Side of 'Canoe Man', the Tabloid Sensation Who Faked His Death"
BBC News - "'Missing' man charged by police"
The Guardian - "Detectives to question long-lost canoeist"
The Guardian - "Timeline: Anne and John Darwin, the canoe couple"