When 54-year-old Judi Beunoano was executed by the State of Florida on March 30th of 1998, she was widely known as Florida’s Black Widow. And that’s because, over the course of 12 years, Judi had made attempts on the lives of these four innocent men: James Edgar Goodyear, Bobby Joe Morris, Michael Arthur Goodyear, and John Wesley Gentry II. Two husbands, one fiance, and one son. No one was safe from Judi. For all of Judi’s victims, she collected - or would have collected - huge amounts of money as the beneficiary of multiple life insurance policies. Judi needed a way to pay for her lavish lifestyle. Eventually, Judi would pay the ultimate price.

 
 

photo Gallery

Show Notes

Hosted and produced by Erica Kelley

Researched and written by Andrea Marshbank

Additional writing by Erica Kelley

Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner

Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio

Edited & Mixed by Brandon Schexnayder & Erica Kelley

Sources:

  1. Ancestry.com

  2. https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1141573/buenoano-v-state/?q=Judi%20Judias%20Judy%20Buenoano

  3. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-11th-circuit/1097413.html

  4. https://fdc.myflorida.com/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=160663&TypeSearch=IR

  5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74355344/michael-arthur-buenoano_goodyear

  6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182789000/james-edgar-goodyear

  7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15670188/judias-anna-buenoano

  8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/223537665/?terms=%22Judy%20Goodyear%22

  9. https://www.newspapers.com/image/223882149/?terms=%22Judy%20Goodyear%22&match=1

  10. https://www.newspapers.com/image/223098554/?terms=%22Judy%20Goodyear%22&match=1

  11. https://www.newspapers.com/image/271296924/?terms=%22Judy%20Goodyear%22&match=1

  12. https://www.newspapers.com/image/266447747/

  13. https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/fl/eddv4437

  14. https://www.newspapers.com/image/271634905/

  15. https://www.newspapers.com/image/230086960/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  16. https://www.newspapers.com/image/265902040/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  17. https://www.newspapers.com/image/336458316/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  18. https://www.newspapers.com/image/235547433/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  19. https://www.newspapers.com/image/265904890/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  20. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267129987/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  21. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267132432/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  22. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267113940/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  23. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267138304/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  24. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267142159/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  25. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267126676/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  26. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267148742/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  27. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267150650/

  28. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267152799/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  29. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267154988/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  30. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267132540/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  31. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267157978/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  32. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267158005/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22

  33. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267159333/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  34. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267161923/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  35. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267169164/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  36. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267172233/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  37. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267212235/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22

  38. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267180075/

  39. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267209132/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  40. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267094920/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  41. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267096546/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  42. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267087062/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  43. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267073570/

  44. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267364393/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  45. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267366669/

  46. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267370640/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  47. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267312170/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  48. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267324082/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  49. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267365745/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  50. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267366267/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  51. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267366283/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22

  52. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267367126/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  53. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267368781/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  54. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267372039/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  55. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267373644/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  56. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267175472/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  57. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267270383/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  58. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267293039/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  59. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267294496/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  60. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267131890/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  61. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267312123/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  62. https://www.newspapers.com/image/263375770/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  63. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267363602/?terms=%22Judi%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  64. https://www.newspapers.com/image/635598304/?terms=%22James%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  65. https://www.newspapers.com/image/234505471/

  66. https://www.newspapers.com/image/234517488/?terms=%22James%20Buenoano%22&match=1

  67. https://www.newspapers.com/image/340849309/

  68. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82091656/john-wesley-gentry#view-photo=206629864

  69. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22428594/lucille-sophrona_mae-gentry

  70. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22944-pica

  71. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/07/poison-is-a-womans-weapon/