This episode we discuss how Martha Beck fell in love with a con artist named Raymond Fernandez who she met through a lonely hearts column ad. Once she learned the truth she decided to help him, so they went on a spree of defrauding and killing women that earned them the moniker “Lonely Hearts Killers”.   To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcast If you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Please rate, review, subscribe & follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter to stay updated on new episodes, true crime tidbits, inappropriate jokes about death, and ridiculous serial killer memes. We appreciate you telling your friends or family about us, & posting about the show on your social media! MURDER DICTIONARY LINKS: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/murderdictionarypodcast/ Facebook : https://facebook.com/Murder-Dictionary-Podcast-1202280266480382/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/m_d_podcast iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-dictionary/id1169967004 Martha Beck & RAYMOND FERNANDEZ LINKS: https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beck-martha.htm https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Raymond_Fernandez_and_Martha_Beck https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-lonely-hearts-killers-are-executed https://www.amazon.com/Tortured-Love-Romance-Lonely-Killers/dp/B088N95JLD WELLNESS RESOURCE LINKS: https://www.childhelp.org/hotline/ https://victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/bulletins-for-teens/bullying-and-harassment http://stompoutbullying.org/ http://www.thehotline.org/?gclid=CjwKEAjwwcjGBRDj-P7TwcinyBkSJADymblT8HNh4scSA-G7d-xEADhi0xODIRWy3zXSWWrGXg2B5hoCdD7w_wcB http://www.ncadv.org/ http://www.crisistextline.org/textline/?gclid=CjwKEAjw9MrIBRCr2LPek5-h8U0SJAD3jfhtHplx6Ibc8Ov7oG79YLibo1TubSfQrumNc-WnXJixDxoCKafw_wcB https://www.mentalhelp.net/meeting-finder/ca/woodland-hills/