Alina

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

That's interesting. But yeah, these women, they didn't have any reason to really be thinking that this is what they were encountering here. In fact, many of the women looking for love and companionship in the newspaper were older and more socially established already. So it made their pool of potential suitors a little smaller.

That's interesting. But yeah, these women, they didn't have any reason to really be thinking that this is what they were encountering here. In fact, many of the women looking for love and companionship in the newspaper were older and more socially established already. So it made their pool of potential suitors a little smaller.

Not only were they less likely to be suspicious of a man who seemed pretty psyched to move forward with the relationship quickly, but they were also susceptible to the grand romantic gestures that Watson made and the promises of exotic vacations. They had already been through this rigmarole, so they're just like, another one, let's go.

Not only were they less likely to be suspicious of a man who seemed pretty psyched to move forward with the relationship quickly, but they were also susceptible to the grand romantic gestures that Watson made and the promises of exotic vacations. They had already been through this rigmarole, so they're just like, another one, let's go.

Unfortunately for many of Watson's wives, those exciting and exotic vacations would turn out to be their last. starting with Alice Ludwigson in 1917. According to his confession later, the two of them took a fishing trip on a river in Idaho, and while out on the water in their small rowboat, the boat became jammed up against some logs that had been secured to the riverbank.

Unfortunately for many of Watson's wives, those exciting and exotic vacations would turn out to be their last. starting with Alice Ludwigson in 1917. According to his confession later, the two of them took a fishing trip on a river in Idaho, and while out on the water in their small rowboat, the boat became jammed up against some logs that had been secured to the riverbank.

And Watson said, he claimed, that Alice started to push against the logs with her hands and he was pushing with his feet. And when the boat finally, like, dislodged, she lost her balance and fell from the boat. Oh. And he said his first impulse was to rush to one of the logging camps in the vicinity and ask for help.

And Watson said, he claimed, that Alice started to push against the logs with her hands and he was pushing with his feet. And when the boat finally, like, dislodged, she lost her balance and fell from the boat. Oh. And he said his first impulse was to rush to one of the logging camps in the vicinity and ask for help.

But he was a stranger in the neighborhood and fearing that he might be suspected of being the cause of the woman's death, he finally decided to say nothing about the matter.

But he was a stranger in the neighborhood and fearing that he might be suspected of being the cause of the woman's death, he finally decided to say nothing about the matter.

He definitely murdered her. Yeah. Absolutely. Like drowned her most likely. Her body was never recovered. And her death only came to light after he was arrested. Wow. Yeah. It was definitely a murder. Like for sure. But he claimed it was an accident. And he claimed that it gave him the idea that he could, oh, conveniently get rid of his wives once he secured access to their finances.

He definitely murdered her. Yeah. Absolutely. Like drowned her most likely. Her body was never recovered. And her death only came to light after he was arrested. Wow. Yeah. It was definitely a murder. Like for sure. But he claimed it was an accident. And he claimed that it gave him the idea that he could, oh, conveniently get rid of his wives once he secured access to their finances.

And then he could move on to a new woman. you know, using the Lonely Hearts section of the newspaper and keep doing it. The next several murders happened in quick succession, all in a very similar manner to Alice. There was Beatrice Andre-Wartha, a widow who was described as having a particularly lovely disposition.

And then he could move on to a new woman. you know, using the Lonely Hearts section of the newspaper and keep doing it. The next several murders happened in quick succession, all in a very similar manner to Alice. There was Beatrice Andre-Wartha, a widow who was described as having a particularly lovely disposition.

Watson married her in Tacoma, Washington in the summer of 1918 under the name Harry Lewis. Yeah. They took a trip to Lake Washington a few months later where Beatrice drowned under mysterious circumstances. So he likes to drown people. Yeah, he changes it up a little bit. Oh, okay. Agnes Wilson, he married in September 1918. Now remember, 1918, that's the same year. Same year.

Watson married her in Tacoma, Washington in the summer of 1918 under the name Harry Lewis. Yeah. They took a trip to Lake Washington a few months later where Beatrice drowned under mysterious circumstances. So he likes to drown people. Yeah, he changes it up a little bit. Oh, okay. Agnes Wilson, he married in September 1918. Now remember, 1918, that's the same year. Same year.

So his previous Beatrice drowns. He marries Agnes in the same year.

So his previous Beatrice drowns. He marries Agnes in the same year.

And in the same year, she met the same fate in Lake Washington, the same exact lake, when she fell from the boat, quote unquote, and drowned in the rough waters of Lake Washington. Bertha Goodrich, also referred to in some sources as Goodnick. She married Watson and also, quote unquote, fell from a boat on Lake Washington one afternoon when they went out on the water.