Alina

All right. I'm saying. I'd answer back then. So once the advertisement would get some responses, he would evaluate each one and he would pick out the wealthiest women. It's like a game for him. It absolutely was. And once he picked out that list of wealthy women, he would start a rapid fire courtship and urge a very early marriage with them. Scary.

After the marriage, he would ask his new wife for a list of her closest friends, her closest relatives, saying he wanted to make sure he knew who was close to her so he could notify them in case of emergency. From that point forward, he set about, you know, leasing them of money, essentially property, various other assets.

After the marriage, he would ask his new wife for a list of her closest friends, her closest relatives, saying he wanted to make sure he knew who was close to her so he could notify them in case of emergency. From that point forward, he set about, you know, leasing them of money, essentially property, various other assets.

By either asking for small to bigger size loans or claiming, you know what, why don't we just combine our assets together, roll our wealth into each other's, and that would give him free access to their money. You know what this makes me wonder? I wonder when prenups started. I know. I'm going to Google that really quickly. That's a good call. It popped into my head.

By either asking for small to bigger size loans or claiming, you know what, why don't we just combine our assets together, roll our wealth into each other's, and that would give him free access to their money. You know what this makes me wonder? I wonder when prenups started. I know. I'm going to Google that really quickly. That's a good call. It popped into my head.

Now, in the early decades of the 20th century and for many decades later, the concept of a serial or spree killer was still unfathomable. I mean, yeah. Serial killers, spree killers were not a thing that people were studying or thinking could even happen. And the majority of Americans were naive to the fact that men would prey on women to the extent that Watson did.

Now, in the early decades of the 20th century and for many decades later, the concept of a serial or spree killer was still unfathomable. I mean, yeah. Serial killers, spree killers were not a thing that people were studying or thinking could even happen. And the majority of Americans were naive to the fact that men would prey on women to the extent that Watson did.

It just wasn't something that happened. Yeah. Like all the time. So it never occurred to any of Watson's wives that not only was he only marrying them for the money, but he also intended to kill them once they were no longer of any use or value to him. Right. That never crossed their mind. It wasn't like they were looking at this ad being like, oh, I wonder if he's a murderer, like we would.

It just wasn't something that happened. Yeah. Like all the time. So it never occurred to any of Watson's wives that not only was he only marrying them for the money, but he also intended to kill them once they were no longer of any use or value to him. Right. That never crossed their mind. It wasn't like they were looking at this ad being like, oh, I wonder if he's a murderer, like we would.

Like modern women probably would immediately be like, but this guy could be a serial killer.

Like modern women probably would immediately be like, but this guy could be a serial killer.

Never crossed their mind.

Never crossed their mind.

And shouldn't have because it wasn't a big thing. It just wasn't a thing that they had to worry about. And also being married was like,

And shouldn't have because it wasn't a big thing. It just wasn't a thing that they had to worry about. And also being married was like,

You were looking to combine assets. Absolutely. And it was a place of stature. That was your societal standing. Exactly.

You were looking to combine assets. Absolutely. And it was a place of stature. That was your societal standing. Exactly.

But that's so cool to think about. That there was some kind of discussion of like what we're going to divvy up or what we keep and you get.

But that's so cool to think about. That there was some kind of discussion of like what we're going to divvy up or what we keep and you get.

Yeah. It was like leading up to the more formal one.