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Heigl Bewerbung bis Gutschein einlösen Geschenke Jobs Partnerprogramm Kontakt. Uff, noch so ein Glücksbringerratgeber, dachte ich erst und nahm mir das Buch Petting Deutsch einem ekligen, regnerischen Tag vor, als wirklich nichts mehr anderes zu tun anstand. Wiederholen Sie die Anforderung später noch einmal. Man braucht nur den Mut, anzufangen aha! Book Depository Bücher mit kostenfreier Lieferung weltweit. Bockman Bewerbung bis No Jens Buchner. She shows how to read our internal signals that lead us towards our true path, and to recognize what we actually yearn for versus what our culture sells us. She picked up her last paycheck as Martha Fernandez and went home to pack. She got her two kids dressed, said goodbye to a few friends and got on the first bus to New York.
When Fernandez answered his door on the morning of January 18, , much to his dismay, he found Martha and her two children standing there.
This was a major stumbling block in his career of theft and deception. There was something comforting about her, the way she catered to his every need, made his bed, cooked for him.
But the kids had to go, he insisted. Martha reluctantly decided that giving up her children was the price she had to pay for Raymond.
On January 25, , she dropped off her kids at the Salvation Army and abandoned them. For the next three years, she had no contact with them whatsoever.
Not until she was in Sing Sing prison in , did she ever give them another thought. The Beginning. Once they were rid of the children, Beck and Fernandez had the apartment all to themselves.
It was at this point that Raymond brought out all his lonely heart letters. Martha, already committed to Fernandez, realized there was no turning back.
He was her man and she was his woman. The way Martha saw the situation; it was her duty to help him. Together, they made plans for his next victim.
As they poured over the photographs of widows and lonely hearts, they settled upon a Miss Esther Henne in southern Pennsylvania. The unlikely pair traveled down to Pennsylvania where they met with Ms.
Then the newlyweds, with Martha, returned to the apartment on West th Street. Shortly afterwards, the new Mrs. Fernandez left the apartment minus her car and hundreds of dollars which Raymond stole from her.
Several other women followed Esther Henne in quick succession including two named Myrtle. It included sleeping in the same bed as Myrtle.
This went on for several days until Myrtle protested so much, that Raymond gave her a heavy dose of drugs which caused her to lapse into unconsciousness.
She was also robbed of four thousand dollars. Meanwhile, Martha and Raymond continued on their way back east.
They stopped in several towns and met with an assortment of women who had been corresponding with Raymond. They managed to steal some money but none looked promising as a long-term investment.
They arrived back in New York and soon were scouring the lonely-hearts ads for more victims. The money was dwindling lower and lower. The winter was coming and neither Martha nor Raymond had real jobs.
They were desperate for more victims. Raymond took pen in hand and began the game once again. Janet Fay. Janet Fay rented a spacious apartment in the downtown part of the city and, more importantly, had money in the bank.
She had a habit of writing letters to lonely hearts clubs and despite warnings from her friends and family, she continued the practice. Fay was a religious woman who attended Catholic church every Sunday, a fact that was exploited by Fernandez who then laced his future letters with references to God and religion.
After a period of several weeks, in which Fernandez persuaded Janet that his aims were honorable, arrangements were made for him to come to Albany just before New Years Day.
They spent the day together getting acquainted and discussing religious matters. Over the next few days, Fernandez brought along Martha, introducing her as his sister, and together, they had dinner and toured the city.
Janet even allowed them to sleep over in her apartment. Soon, Raymond proposed marriage to Janet and she readily accepted. During the first week in January , Janet made the rounds of the Albany banks cleaning out her bank accounts.
As soon as she completed her errands, Fernandez convinced her to leave Albany. When they arrived at the apartment, they ate dinner together and settled in for the night.
Fernandez fell asleep first leaving Janet and Martha together alone. What exactly transpired between them will never be known for Martha told several different stories later when questioned by police.
Just keep her quiet! She was bludgeoned into unconsciousness with a ball-peen hammer and then garroted using a scarf as a tourniquet around her neck.
Then, they went to sleep. The next day, they bought a large trunk and dumped the body inside. Raymond then covered up the grave with cement.
I never felt as happy before. I soon will be Mrs. Martin and will go to Florida! Her family immediately notified the police. Delphine and the Baby.
Beck and Fernandez quickly left Valley Stream and headed west to Grand Rapids, Michigan where the next victim was waiting.
For several weeks, Fernandez corresponded with a young widow named Delphine Downing, 41, who also had a two-year-old child, Rainelle.
She liked his courteous manner and considerate attitude toward Rainelle. Before the month was out, he was having sex with Delphine, a development that had Martha quietly seething with rage.
She was shocked at his baldness and the ugly scar on the top of his head. She accused Fernandez of fraud and deception. Fernandez turned on the charm to placate her, but nothing worked.
Martha was still burning inside but remained quiet, hoping the situation would calm down. She convinced Delphine to take some sleeping pills.
While the pills did their work, Rainelle began to cry, perhaps sensing that her mother was not acting normally.
Martha, already furious with Delphine and Fernandez, suddenly grabbed the child and began to choke her into unconsciousness causing obvious bruises on her neck.
Fernandez was angry. He pulled the trigger, sending a bullet into her brain, which killed her instantly. Rainelle watched the entire event from a few feet away.
Then, they wrapped Delphine up in sheets and carried her into the basement. They dug a large hole and dumped the body in.
Fernandez covered the grave with cement while Martha dutifully cleaned up the murder scene. For the next two days, they made their plans to escape.
They cashed in whatever checks that Delphine had and looted the house of all valuables. Meanwhile, Rainelle cried constantly and refused to eat.
They talked over what should be done with the little girl but could not agree. Ultimately, Fernandez told Martha to get rid of her.
But Martha was already in too deep. She was accomplice to several murders and partner to dozens of frauds and thefts. She had no real home and had abandoned her own children to be with her Svengali lover.
And now, after burying yet another body to hide their crimes, Fernandez wanted her to do the unthinkable. She may have tried to resist, but his power over her was complete.
As Rainelle continued to sob, Beck and Fernandez transferred some of the water that had accumulated in the basement and filled an empty metal tub to the brim.
Then, in an act of callous depravity, Martha picked up the child and held her under the water until she drowned.
A few minutes later, Fernandez was digging another grave next to Delphine. Only this one was a lot smaller. Although they were now free to leave town and move on, they chose not to.
Instead, Martha and Raymond went to the movies. Later when they came back to the apartment, they began to pack their bags.
There was a knock at the door and when Fernandez opened it, he found two stern-looking cops standing in front of him.
Suspicious neighbors had called the police. The Arrest. Perhaps because they were already resigned to their fate, neither asked for an attorney nor did they attempt to avoid questioning.
Together they told a salacious story of sex, deception and murder to the police. They signed a page confession in the presence of Kent County D.
Roger O. McMahon who assured them they would never be turned over to the New York police. Fernandez and Beck were aware there was no death penalty in Michigan and were content to remain in Kent County rather than be extradited back to New York to face charges for the Fay killing.
With the promise that if they told the truth, Fernandez could be out of prison in six years with time off for good behavior, they cooperated fully with investigators.
It was page one in every big city newspaper. The N. And just as soon, the process of dehumanizing Martha Beck began.
Each newspaper story published during that period included her weight, which was falsely reported in nearly every instance. Her actual weight at the time of her arrest was pounds.
Unfortunately, the New York press has a long and shameful history of such reporting, particularly in murder cases where the accused is a female. Snyder, especially, was vilified by the press in a way that is seldom seen for any criminal defendant, male or female.
Her case became the journalism benchmark on how a woman can be totally demonized by newspaper reporting. The pressure for them to die was building.
They would waive criminal charges for the Downing murders and permit New York to extradite the defendants to face charges in the Janet Fay murder.
The reason was simple: Michigan had no electric chair. The Trial Circus. Amidst a stunning, deadly heat wave that gripped the nation that summer, the trial of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez opened on June 28, A young Manhattan attorney, Herbert E.
Rosenberg, was chosen to represent Martha and Raymond. Of course, one attorney to represent both defendants was a violation of ethics and unfair to the accused, but the decision was allowed to stand.
But nothing could save the spectators from the oppressive heat. Over the July 4th weekend in , at least people died nationwide from heat and accidents, a record that still stands today.
Judge Ferdinand Pecora sat on the bench, a stern but fair jurist who had a reputation of moving things along in his trials. Michigan investigators followed them to the stand and forensic detectives later explained the substantial physical evidence to the court.
Raymond Fernandez took the stand on July 11, He denied any role in the Fay killing and said that he only met Martha a short time before by writing to lonely hearts clubs.
He admitted confessing to the Michigan authorities but wished to retract the entire statement because he said he confessed only to save his sweetheart, Martha.
In a soft voice and often smiling over at Martha as she nodded approvingly during his testimony, Fernandez appeared the picture of the sophisticated Spanish gentleman.
Robinson kept after him in a shouting, blistering examination. Fernandez is not deaf! But Fernandez scored points also, especially when he described the Michigan interrogation.
And the D. If I cooperated, they said I would do six years and be paroled. Then I could do what I liked. But the defendants had too much against them.
The lengthy confession with all its gruesome detail came back to haunt them many times over. As the statement was read into the record, the courtroom gasped when they heard descriptions of the murders.
The blood was dripping, dripping, dripping and the sound of it just sounded like it could be heard all the over the house!
While Fernandez was strangling Mrs. Fay, she said, her false teeth fell out. Robinson then asked Fernandez if he shot and killed Delphine Downing.
But when asked if he killed Janet Fay, he denied it. At that point, Martha suddenly jumped out of her seat. Judge Pecora admonished her as her attorney pushed her down into the seat.
Page after page of their confession, each one more damaging than the last, went on to describe their twisting journey through deception, sex, fraud and murder.
The testimony of Raymond Fernandez included descriptions of extensive sexual relations he had with his various victims. Much was made of a three-way strip poker game he played with Martha and Esther Henne, one of his victims.
The last hand was played for who would have the pleasure of sleeping with Fernandez. Martha won.
Martha Takes the Stand. The anticipation had been building for weeks. The tabloids were filled with stories of how Martha would testify.
Would she give up Raymond? Would she take the blame for all the murders herself? Would she cry? When her name was called on the morning of July 25, , she rose from the defense table and walked slowly to the witness stand.
She climbed the two steps up to the platform and sat gently into her seat. She wore a gray and white polka dot summer dress, two strands of pearls around her neck and green wedge-type shoes.
It was an outfit inappropriate for a courtroom. The courtroom was jammed with an overflow of spectators and reporters. When Martha told her story to a hushed and crowded room, Fernandez sat rigid in his chair, not knowing what to expect.
Martha began with her childhood, reciting all the problems she suffered through as a child. Her luck with men was just as bad.
Every time she developed a romantic relationship, she said, it went nowhere. Her first marriage ended when her husband walked out, leaving her pregnant.
Each boyfriend after her marriage was a disaster. She had two children along the way and yet still could not hold onto a man.
After a short recess, Martha returned and resumed her testimony. She claimed that she knew Fernandez was a murderer and that she helped him find lonely women to victimize.
At times, Martha giggled when she recalled how easily Raymond was able to deceive his victims. When the questioning turned to Mrs. Fay, Martha said the last thing she remembered was Fernandez ordering her to keep Mrs.
Fay quiet. Then she found herself standing over Mrs. When the prosecutor asked about her love of Fernandez, Martha defended him. You referred to the love making as abnormal but for the love I had for Fernandez, nothing is abnormal!
Martha fidgeted in the stand, her large frame looking out of place in a wooden chair designed for smaller people.
Fernandez to me is a command. I loved him enough to do anything he asked me to! Fay at her feet bleeding profusely all over the rug. At her instruction, Fernandez wrapped a scarf around Mrs.
At times, tearful, angry, rebellious, Martha gave details of her sexual relationship with Fernandez that made some women leave the courtroom.
When she began to describe certain sex acts connected to the practice of voodoo, a contingent of two dozen cops had to be called to the Bronx Supreme Court building to contend with the crowds that tried to push their way into the courtroom.
The Verdict. On August 18, , after 44 days of testimony and a five-hour charge by Judge Pecora, the case went to the jury. They took a break for dinner and began deliberations at p.
But the jurors worked through the night with no sleep and by a. Ironically, when the verdict was announced, there was almost no one in the courtroom.
Thinking that the jury would continue deliberations in the morning, all the spectators went home for the night. Almost immediately after the jury received the case on the night before, a vote was taken.
The tally was already 11 to 1 for conviction. A single juror wondered if Martha was sane and if Fernandez had premeditated the murder of Mrs.
After several hours of debate that juror gave in and voted for conviction. The jury of ten men and two women found Fernandez and Beck guilty of first-degree murder.
Beck, as she did so many times during the trial, took on a brazen pose. On August 22, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez stood impassively as Judge Pecora sentenced them both to die in the electric chair on October 10 of that year.
Within the hour, they were on their way to Sing Sing prison on the banks of the Hudson River. Martha became inmate and Fernandez became Upon admission, Martha was asked routine questions.
Ironically, Martha was assigned the same cell as murderess Ruth Snyder in and later occupied by the irrepressible Eva Coo in Both were executed.
The cell consisted of a bunk, a sink and toilet. Her only companions would be the matrons on duty. Martha submitted a list of approved visitors that included her divorced husband, Alfred Beck, her brother and three sisters.
On Death Row. From the day they arrived on August 19, until March 8, when they were executed, the ongoing soap opera of the broken-hearted Martha never ceased.
In September it was rumored that Martha was having an ongoing sexual relationship with one of the guards, a story that made front-page news in the tabloids.
But Fernandez apparently believed the story and submitted court papers to have his case dropped. He has done so much talking about how he has me wrapped around his little finger that it was a blow to his ego when I unwrapped myself and forgot about him…All I can say is: what a character!
Some days they professed their undying love for one another, other days they would barely speak to each other.
It takes a man to kill himself. Not a sniveling, low-down, double-crossing, lying rat like him! Incredibly, all during the time he spent on Death Row and apparently unknown to Martha, Fernandez continued to write and profess his love for his first wife Encarnacion, who was still in La Linea, Spain with his four children.
Kisses from the children. All my love to you, from your wife, Encarna. But it was Martha, the hopeless romantic, who was trapped in a web of deceit and obsessive love who captured the imagination of legions of women.
They could empathize with a young girl, who was ridiculed and rejected by family, friends and boyfriends because of a weight problem.
They could feel for a woman who wound up on Death Row because she wanted to please the only man she ever loved and who loved her.
Although executions were still a reality at Sing Sing, the number of executions had diminished greatly in the previous few years.
There were only three in , down from 14 in and a high of 21 executions in After several failed appeals, their execution date was set for March 8, Martha would be the 6th female executed in the state of New York during the 20th century.
As time ran out for the Lonely Hearts Killers, they reconciled and wrote letters to each other declaring their love once more.
Preparations for the event required weeks of activity by the prison staff. Witnesses for the Beck and Fernandez executions totaled at least 52 people, an unusually high number.
Prison officials were unusually accommodating to the media. Martha preferred to spend her last day with Matron Evans but became angry when she discovered that another matron would be on duty from 9 a.
Martha Jule He was especially nervous and confided to prison guards that he may not hold up under the pressure.
As the hour grew near, Martha sent Fernandez a note professing her undying love. At p. First, two other convicts, John King, 22, and Richard Power, 22, from Queens, New York were taken from their cells and marched over to the pale green death chamber.
They were executed for the senseless murder of an airline clerk in After their deaths, Fernandez was removed from his cell and taken to the same cold, barren room.
It was tradition at Sing Sing that the weakest should go first. I love Martha! Fernandez was a broken man, panic-stricken and paralyzed with fear.
He had to be carried into the chair. Minutes later, Martha was brought into the dreaded room on her own volition, escorted by the matrons. She sat down into the creaking chair carefully and had to wriggle her large frame into the seat.
She was able to squeeze into position with difficulty as the teary matrons applied the straps to her body. It was the first quadruple execution since Before she was led from her cell, Martha had this final statement for the press.
I was pictured as a fat unfeeling woman…I am not unfeeling, stupid or moronic…in the history of the world how many crimes have been attributed to love?
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In , he answered a personal ad placed by Martha Beck. The end came when Fernandez hooked up with a younger woman in Michigan.
When the jealous Beck got tired of waiting, the pair killed the woman and her two-year-old daughter and buried them in the basement. Police officers, challenged by Fernandez himself, searched the home and found the makeshift grave.
Beck and Fernandez confessed readily in the belief that their lives were safe in the non-capital punishment state of Michigan.
At the last minute they attempted an insanity defense, but were unable to convince the jury. Their depraved story was the subject of a particularly sordid movie The Honeymoon Killers.
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At the last minute they attempted an insanity defense, but were unable to convince the jury. Their depraved story was the subject of a particularly sordid movie The Honeymoon Killers.
But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On March 8, , Malaysia Airlines Flight , carrying passengers and 12 crew members, loses contact with air traffic control less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur then veers off course and disappears.
Most of the plane, and everyone on board, are never seen However, the canal was so littered with wreckage from the Suez Crisis that it took weeks of cleanup by Egyptian and United Nations workers before larger ships One week later, centuries of czarist rule in Russia ended with the abdication of Nicholas II, and Russia Frederick J.
Speaking to a convention of the National Association of Evangelicals in Florida on March 8, , President Ronald Reagan publicly refers to the Soviet Union as an evil empire for the second time in his career.
He had first used the phrase in a speech at the British House of Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. Beavis and Butt-Head offered audiences rude and crude buddy humor in the The daughter witnessed Downing's resulting stupor and began to cry, which enraged Beck.
Panicked, Beck choked the child but didn't kill her. Fernandez thought Downing would become suspicious if she saw her bruised daughter, so he shot the unconscious woman.
The couple then stayed for several days in Downing's house. Again enraged by the daughter's crying, Beck drowned her in a basin of water.
They buried the bodies in the basement, but suspicious neighbors reported the Downings' disappearances, leading the police to arrive at the door on March 1, and arrest Beck and Fernandez.
Fernandez quickly confessed. The pair vehemently denied committing 17 murders that were attributed to them, and Fernandez tried to retract his confession, saying he made it only to protect Beck.
Their trial was sensationalized, with lurid tales of sexual perversity. Newspaper reporters described Beck's appearance with derision, and she wrote protesting letters to the editors.
Fernandez and Beck were convicted of Janet Fay's murder—the only one for which they were tried—and sentenced to death.
They were executed on March 8, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. American serial killer couple. Milton, Florida , U.
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He suddenly told Martha that he had business in New York and really should return as soon as possible. Martha protested but Fernandez calmed her by saying he would soon be back or send money so she could join him in New York.
Martha interpreted that as a sort of proposal. After he boarded the train in Jacksonville, she went back to Milton and told everyone that she was about to be married again.
A shower was prepared in her honor, she was happy like she had never been before. She was devastated. After Martha attempted suicide, Fernandez relented and agreed to let her visit him in New York.
She stayed for a glorious two weeks. But when she returned to her job in Florida, she was fired without explanation. When she tried to find out why, her employer refused to elaborate.
Martha felt it was because the town had learned about her scandalous affair with a Latin lover from New York. She picked up her last paycheck as Martha Fernandez and went home to pack.
She got her two kids dressed, said goodbye to a few friends and got on the first bus to New York. When Fernandez answered his door on the morning of January 18, , much to his dismay, he found Martha and her two children standing there.
This was a major stumbling block in his career of theft and deception. There was something comforting about her, the way she catered to his every need, made his bed, cooked for him.
But the kids had to go, he insisted. Martha reluctantly decided that giving up her children was the price she had to pay for Raymond.
On January 25, , she dropped off her kids at the Salvation Army and abandoned them. For the next three years, she had no contact with them whatsoever.
Not until she was in Sing Sing prison in , did she ever give them another thought. The Beginning. Once they were rid of the children, Beck and Fernandez had the apartment all to themselves.
It was at this point that Raymond brought out all his lonely heart letters. Martha, already committed to Fernandez, realized there was no turning back.
He was her man and she was his woman. The way Martha saw the situation; it was her duty to help him. Together, they made plans for his next victim.
As they poured over the photographs of widows and lonely hearts, they settled upon a Miss Esther Henne in southern Pennsylvania.
The unlikely pair traveled down to Pennsylvania where they met with Ms. Then the newlyweds, with Martha, returned to the apartment on West th Street.
Shortly afterwards, the new Mrs. Fernandez left the apartment minus her car and hundreds of dollars which Raymond stole from her. Several other women followed Esther Henne in quick succession including two named Myrtle.
It included sleeping in the same bed as Myrtle. This went on for several days until Myrtle protested so much, that Raymond gave her a heavy dose of drugs which caused her to lapse into unconsciousness.
She was also robbed of four thousand dollars. Meanwhile, Martha and Raymond continued on their way back east. They stopped in several towns and met with an assortment of women who had been corresponding with Raymond.
They managed to steal some money but none looked promising as a long-term investment. They arrived back in New York and soon were scouring the lonely-hearts ads for more victims.
The money was dwindling lower and lower. The winter was coming and neither Martha nor Raymond had real jobs.
They were desperate for more victims. Raymond took pen in hand and began the game once again. Janet Fay. Janet Fay rented a spacious apartment in the downtown part of the city and, more importantly, had money in the bank.
She had a habit of writing letters to lonely hearts clubs and despite warnings from her friends and family, she continued the practice. Fay was a religious woman who attended Catholic church every Sunday, a fact that was exploited by Fernandez who then laced his future letters with references to God and religion.
After a period of several weeks, in which Fernandez persuaded Janet that his aims were honorable, arrangements were made for him to come to Albany just before New Years Day.
They spent the day together getting acquainted and discussing religious matters. Over the next few days, Fernandez brought along Martha, introducing her as his sister, and together, they had dinner and toured the city.
Janet even allowed them to sleep over in her apartment. Soon, Raymond proposed marriage to Janet and she readily accepted.
During the first week in January , Janet made the rounds of the Albany banks cleaning out her bank accounts. As soon as she completed her errands, Fernandez convinced her to leave Albany.
When they arrived at the apartment, they ate dinner together and settled in for the night. Fernandez fell asleep first leaving Janet and Martha together alone.
What exactly transpired between them will never be known for Martha told several different stories later when questioned by police.
Just keep her quiet! She was bludgeoned into unconsciousness with a ball-peen hammer and then garroted using a scarf as a tourniquet around her neck.
Then, they went to sleep. The next day, they bought a large trunk and dumped the body inside. Raymond then covered up the grave with cement.
I never felt as happy before. I soon will be Mrs. Martin and will go to Florida! Her family immediately notified the police.
Delphine and the Baby. Beck and Fernandez quickly left Valley Stream and headed west to Grand Rapids, Michigan where the next victim was waiting.
For several weeks, Fernandez corresponded with a young widow named Delphine Downing, 41, who also had a two-year-old child, Rainelle.
She liked his courteous manner and considerate attitude toward Rainelle. Before the month was out, he was having sex with Delphine, a development that had Martha quietly seething with rage.
She was shocked at his baldness and the ugly scar on the top of his head. She accused Fernandez of fraud and deception. Fernandez turned on the charm to placate her, but nothing worked.
Martha was still burning inside but remained quiet, hoping the situation would calm down. She convinced Delphine to take some sleeping pills.
While the pills did their work, Rainelle began to cry, perhaps sensing that her mother was not acting normally. Martha, already furious with Delphine and Fernandez, suddenly grabbed the child and began to choke her into unconsciousness causing obvious bruises on her neck.
Fernandez was angry. He pulled the trigger, sending a bullet into her brain, which killed her instantly. Rainelle watched the entire event from a few feet away.
Then, they wrapped Delphine up in sheets and carried her into the basement. They dug a large hole and dumped the body in.
Fernandez covered the grave with cement while Martha dutifully cleaned up the murder scene. For the next two days, they made their plans to escape.
They cashed in whatever checks that Delphine had and looted the house of all valuables. Meanwhile, Rainelle cried constantly and refused to eat. They talked over what should be done with the little girl but could not agree.
Ultimately, Fernandez told Martha to get rid of her. But Martha was already in too deep. She was accomplice to several murders and partner to dozens of frauds and thefts.
She had no real home and had abandoned her own children to be with her Svengali lover. And now, after burying yet another body to hide their crimes, Fernandez wanted her to do the unthinkable.
She may have tried to resist, but his power over her was complete. As Rainelle continued to sob, Beck and Fernandez transferred some of the water that had accumulated in the basement and filled an empty metal tub to the brim.
Then, in an act of callous depravity, Martha picked up the child and held her under the water until she drowned.
A few minutes later, Fernandez was digging another grave next to Delphine. Only this one was a lot smaller. Although they were now free to leave town and move on, they chose not to.
Instead, Martha and Raymond went to the movies. Later when they came back to the apartment, they began to pack their bags.
There was a knock at the door and when Fernandez opened it, he found two stern-looking cops standing in front of him. Suspicious neighbors had called the police.
The Arrest. Perhaps because they were already resigned to their fate, neither asked for an attorney nor did they attempt to avoid questioning.
Together they told a salacious story of sex, deception and murder to the police. They signed a page confession in the presence of Kent County D.
Roger O. McMahon who assured them they would never be turned over to the New York police. Fernandez and Beck were aware there was no death penalty in Michigan and were content to remain in Kent County rather than be extradited back to New York to face charges for the Fay killing.
With the promise that if they told the truth, Fernandez could be out of prison in six years with time off for good behavior, they cooperated fully with investigators.
It was page one in every big city newspaper. The N. And just as soon, the process of dehumanizing Martha Beck began. Each newspaper story published during that period included her weight, which was falsely reported in nearly every instance.
Her actual weight at the time of her arrest was pounds. Unfortunately, the New York press has a long and shameful history of such reporting, particularly in murder cases where the accused is a female.
Snyder, especially, was vilified by the press in a way that is seldom seen for any criminal defendant, male or female.
Her case became the journalism benchmark on how a woman can be totally demonized by newspaper reporting. The pressure for them to die was building.
They would waive criminal charges for the Downing murders and permit New York to extradite the defendants to face charges in the Janet Fay murder.
The reason was simple: Michigan had no electric chair. The Trial Circus. Amidst a stunning, deadly heat wave that gripped the nation that summer, the trial of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez opened on June 28, A young Manhattan attorney, Herbert E.
Rosenberg, was chosen to represent Martha and Raymond. Of course, one attorney to represent both defendants was a violation of ethics and unfair to the accused, but the decision was allowed to stand.
But nothing could save the spectators from the oppressive heat. Over the July 4th weekend in , at least people died nationwide from heat and accidents, a record that still stands today.
Judge Ferdinand Pecora sat on the bench, a stern but fair jurist who had a reputation of moving things along in his trials.
Michigan investigators followed them to the stand and forensic detectives later explained the substantial physical evidence to the court.
Raymond Fernandez took the stand on July 11, He denied any role in the Fay killing and said that he only met Martha a short time before by writing to lonely hearts clubs.
He admitted confessing to the Michigan authorities but wished to retract the entire statement because he said he confessed only to save his sweetheart, Martha.
In a soft voice and often smiling over at Martha as she nodded approvingly during his testimony, Fernandez appeared the picture of the sophisticated Spanish gentleman.
Robinson kept after him in a shouting, blistering examination. Fernandez is not deaf! But Fernandez scored points also, especially when he described the Michigan interrogation.
And the D. If I cooperated, they said I would do six years and be paroled. Then I could do what I liked. But the defendants had too much against them.
The lengthy confession with all its gruesome detail came back to haunt them many times over. As the statement was read into the record, the courtroom gasped when they heard descriptions of the murders.
The blood was dripping, dripping, dripping and the sound of it just sounded like it could be heard all the over the house! While Fernandez was strangling Mrs.
Fay, she said, her false teeth fell out. Robinson then asked Fernandez if he shot and killed Delphine Downing. But when asked if he killed Janet Fay, he denied it.
At that point, Martha suddenly jumped out of her seat. Judge Pecora admonished her as her attorney pushed her down into the seat. Page after page of their confession, each one more damaging than the last, went on to describe their twisting journey through deception, sex, fraud and murder.
The testimony of Raymond Fernandez included descriptions of extensive sexual relations he had with his various victims.
Much was made of a three-way strip poker game he played with Martha and Esther Henne, one of his victims. The last hand was played for who would have the pleasure of sleeping with Fernandez.
Martha won. Martha Takes the Stand. The anticipation had been building for weeks. The tabloids were filled with stories of how Martha would testify.
Would she give up Raymond? Would she take the blame for all the murders herself? Would she cry? When her name was called on the morning of July 25, , she rose from the defense table and walked slowly to the witness stand.
She climbed the two steps up to the platform and sat gently into her seat. She wore a gray and white polka dot summer dress, two strands of pearls around her neck and green wedge-type shoes.
It was an outfit inappropriate for a courtroom. The courtroom was jammed with an overflow of spectators and reporters. When Martha told her story to a hushed and crowded room, Fernandez sat rigid in his chair, not knowing what to expect.
Martha began with her childhood, reciting all the problems she suffered through as a child. Her luck with men was just as bad. Every time she developed a romantic relationship, she said, it went nowhere.
Her first marriage ended when her husband walked out, leaving her pregnant. Each boyfriend after her marriage was a disaster.
She had two children along the way and yet still could not hold onto a man. After a short recess, Martha returned and resumed her testimony.
She claimed that she knew Fernandez was a murderer and that she helped him find lonely women to victimize. At times, Martha giggled when she recalled how easily Raymond was able to deceive his victims.
When the questioning turned to Mrs. Fay, Martha said the last thing she remembered was Fernandez ordering her to keep Mrs.
Fay quiet. Then she found herself standing over Mrs. When the prosecutor asked about her love of Fernandez, Martha defended him. You referred to the love making as abnormal but for the love I had for Fernandez, nothing is abnormal!
Martha fidgeted in the stand, her large frame looking out of place in a wooden chair designed for smaller people. Fernandez to me is a command.
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