From Pretty Woman to Cat Woman: Winona Green, Part 1

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It’s 1924 and 23-year-old, Winona Green, has confessed to murder. Join us in this two-part case as we follow this woman through her next fifty years. Will we ever know how many people she scammed? Or how many people she killed?

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Sources:

• Posted by Janie Jones, Apr 1, 2016, Blog, Murder Mystery, People, “Murder Mystery: If Justice is a Lady.” https://aymag.com/murdery-mystery-if-justice-is-a-lady/
• On This Day, “Historical Events in 1924.” https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1924?p=2
• “Woman Confessed Double Murder.” Chattanooga Daily Times, Fri, Oct 10, 1924, Page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/604066528/
• “Woman Admits Double Murder.” Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Fri, Oct 10, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/743758722/
• “Winona Green Confesses to Shooting Mother in Law to Death on Road Near Tulsa.” Blackwell Journal-Tribune, Sat, Oct 11, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/603485383/
• “Officers Fail to Find Body of Slain Woman.” Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Sun, Oct 12, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/743758760/
• “Missing Remains of Slain Woman Found in Woods.” Times Record News, Mon, Oct 13, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/774587708/
• “Decomposed Body of Woman Found in Woods.” Johnson City Chronicle, Tue, Oct 14, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/586330111/
• “Accused Murderess Formerly Lived Here.” Bixby Bulletin, (Bixby, Oklahoma) Fri, Oct 17, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/630949347/
• “Back From Funeral Of Murdered Woman.” Blackwell Journal-Tribune, Sat, Oct 18, 1924, Page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/603485768/
• “New Version Of Green Slayings.” Tulsa World, Mon, Oct 20, 1924, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/901346208/
• “Nice Birthday Gift!” Girl Says When Told Of Murder Indictment.” Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, Thu, Oct 23, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/891077112/
• “Confesses Slaying Husband’s Parents for Insurance Money.” Courier-Post, Tue, Oct 28, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/446179453/
• Britannica, Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, Last Updated: Mar 29, 2024, Article History, https://www.britannica.com/science/paresis
• “Girl Who Killed Two Thinks Her Sex Will Save Her From Death.” The News-Herald, Sat, Nov 01, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/72594107/
• Frederick H. Brennan, “Pretty Woman, Who Confesses Murdering Two Person By Herself, Mystifies Police: Winona Green, Taking Full Responsibility for Double Crime, Is Believed To be Shielding Unidentified Man.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sun, Nov 02, 1924, Page 59, https://www.newspapers.com/image/140273815/
• “Mrs. Winona Green Puts On Thriller.” Blackwell Journal-Tribune, Sun, Dec 07, 1924, Page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/603490758/
• “Murderess Is Declared Sane.” The Huntsville Times, Mon, Dec 08, 1924, Page 4, https://www.newspapers.com/image/571693529/
• “Winona Green is Indicted Again.” Shawnee News-Star, Wed, Dec 24, 1924, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/898629304/
• “Mrs. Green Is Found Guilty of One Murder.” The Daily World, Mon, Jan 19, 1925 Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/949568043/
• “Life Term Given Woman.” The Star Press, Wed, Jan 28, 1925, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/251389020/
• “Woman Prisoner Escapes.” Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Sat, Apr 11, 1925, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/954218598/
• “Winona Green, Lifer In Arkansas, Escapes.” Tulsa World, Sun, Apr 12, 1925, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/901299214/
• “Woman Slayer’s Ruse is Failure.” The Birmingham News, Mon, Apr 13, 1925 Page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/572320722/
• “Winona Green ‘Gets Excited’ And Gives Up.” Associated Press. The Waco Times-Herald, Mon, Apr 13, 1925 Page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/960074371/
• “Would Substitute For Woman Lifer.” The Indiana Democrat, Wed, Jun 03, 1925, Page 7, https://www.newspapers.com/image/994670891/
• “Woman Must Serve Sentence On Farm.” The Commercial Appeal, Wed, Apr 22, 1925 Page 13, https://www.newspapers.com/image/768550988/
• “Jail Breaker.” The Huntington Press, Wed, Apr 22, 1925, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/39677905/
• “Girl May Go Free.” The Commercial Appeal, Sun, Mar 06, 1927, Page 27, https://www.newspapers.com/image/768569006/
• “Woman Slayer of 2 Will Be Furloughed.” The Atlanta Constitution, Sat, May 30, 1931 Page 4, https://www.newspapers.com/image/397797208/
• “Convicted Woman Slayer Is Given Furlough By Governor.” (Little Rock) Hope Star, Thu, Jun 25, 1931, Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/4422222/
• “Winona Green is Returned to Pen.” Hope Star, Tue, Nov 19, 1935 Page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/105936/
• “Back To The Farm For Winona Green.” The Commercial Appeal, Sun, Nov 24, 1935, Page 44, https://www.newspapers.com/image/768513551/
• “Winona Green, Serving Life, Gets A Break.” Daily News, Sun, Jun 27, 1937 Page 17, https://www.newspapers.com/image/421536340/
• “Beautiful Killer At Large Again.” Daily News, Sun, Jan 22, 1939 Page 4, https://www.newspapers.com/image/429990356/
• “Slaying Bares Eerie Story of Former Belle.” The San Francisco Examiner, Sun, Dec 06, 1953 Page 15, https://www.newspapers.com/image/458799149/
• Ruth Reynolds, “Forgeries, Bad Checks Lead To Murder.” The Knoxville Journal, Sun, Feb 10, 1957 Page 51, https://www.newspapers.com/image/588087977/
• “Former Winona Green to Return to Prison.” Northwest Arkansas Times, Jan 13, 1948, https://www.newspapers.com/image/16021688/
• “Back to Prison on Life Term.” The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Missouri, Tuesday, January 13, 1948, https://www.newspapers.com/image/71378173/