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1971–1983 · Florida
Judy Buenoano
Multiple & serial murders
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Judy Buenoano poisoned her husband, drowned her son, and attempted to kill a fiancé with a car bomb. Investigators connected events that had initially been treated separately. Her prosecutions in Florida led to widespread use of the media label Black Widow.
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Exhumed — The Black Widow of Pensacola
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Exhumed — The Black Widow of Pensacola
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Very Scary People — The Black Widow: Part 1
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Very Scary People — The Black Widow: Part 2 (2023)
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Deadly Women — Dark Secrets (2008)
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Black Widow Judy Buenoano
Narrated by Michael Stuhre
Unabridged
A brief account of Buenoano's killings of her husband and son and her attempted murder of John Gentry. This is a short independently published audiobook, not a full-length investigative account.
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Judy Buenoano and Aileen Wuornos · crime commentary
My Favorite Murder — Rewind: Live at the Hard Rock in Orlando
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True Crime All The Time
Judy Buenoano
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released December 20, 2021. About 78 minutes.
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The Casual Criminalist
Judy Buenoano: The Florida Black Widow
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released June 14, 2024. About 53 minutes.
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Killer Psyche
Judy Buenoano: The Black Widow of Florida
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released June 10, 2025. About 49 minutes.
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True Crime Campfire
Lady Judas: Serial Killer Judy Buenoaño
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released August 5, 2022. About 45 minutes.
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The Black Widow : Judy Buenoano
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released April 4, 2025. About 27 minutes.
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Our True Crime Podcast
163. All for the Money: Black Widow Judy Buenoano
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released April 27, 2022. About 49 minutes.
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19 - Judy Buenoaño - "The Black Widow"
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released July 15, 2024. About 51 minutes.
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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
96 - Live at the Hard Rock in Orlando
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released November 23, 2017. About 87 minutes.
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Episode 281: The Black Widow, Judy Buenoano
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released May 19, 2026. About 48 minutes.
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Housewives of True Crime
The Original Black Widow: Judy Buenoano’s Web of Death
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released April 14, 2025. About 45 minutes.
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Episode 158: Judy Buenoano
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released July 15, 2024. About 56 minutes.
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Judy Buenoano
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released July 12, 2026. About 46 minutes.
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Military Murder
SERIAL KILLER: Judy Buenoano
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released May 3, 2021. About 36 minutes.
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Sinners Among Saints
Episode 143: Judy Buenoano // Florida's Black Widow
Podcast coverage of the Judy Buenoano case. Released July 4, 2025. About 77 minutes.
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Reporting on Judy Buenoano
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The Orlando Sentinel · 1985-11-27 · Page 1
Judge sentences Judy Buenoano to death
The report describes sentencing for James Goodyear's arsenic poisoning and Buenoano's statement to the court.
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The Orlando Sentinel · 1998-03-31 · Page 22
Florida executes Judy Buenoano
Coverage of Buenoano's execution connects the Goodyear case with her separate convictions involving her son and boyfriend.
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Buenoano v. State — James Goodyear murder appeal
Florida Supreme Court review of the poisoning prosecution for James Goodyear’s death. This is distinct from Buenoano’s other criminal proceedings.
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- Florida Supreme Court
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- June 23, 1988
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- 68091
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- Justia
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FilmRise True Crime
World's Most Evil Killers - Season 6, Episode 14 - Judy Buenoano - Full Episode
Full episode or film as labeled by the publisher from FilmRise True Crime covering the Judy Buenoano case. Length: 44:14.
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this is MONSTERS
The Black Widow : Judy Buenoano
Video from this is MONSTERS covering the Judy Buenoano case. Length: 26:39.
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The Casual Criminalist
Judy Buenoano: The Florida Black Widow
Video from The Casual Criminalist covering the Judy Buenoano case. Length: 48:36.
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True Crime All The Time
Judy Buenoano
Video from True Crime All The Time covering the Judy Buenoano case. Length: 1:22:17.
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Lethal Dosage | FULL EPISODE | The New Detectives
Full episode or film as labeled by the publisher from The New Detectives covering the Judy Buenoano case. Length: 52:36.
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Deadly Nurses - Deadly Women - S02 EP04
Video from Banijay Crime - Crime Documentary covering the Judy Buenoano case. Length: 59:16.
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Autopsy Reveals a Tale of Arsenic and Old Hate | Exhumed: Killer Revealed Highlight | Oxygen
Video from Oxygen covering the Judy Buenoano case. Length: 6:42.
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Housewives of True Crime — TikTok channel
Linked by this creator in the episode notes for “The Original Black Widow: Judy Buenoano’s Web of Death.” This creator channel covers multiple cases. The matching case episode is linked below. The platform may ask you to sign in.
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Housewives of True Crime — Facebook group
Linked by this creator in the episode notes for “The Original Black Widow: Judy Buenoano’s Web of Death.” This discussion group covers multiple cases. The matching case episode is linked below. Group rules or membership approval may limit access.
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Military Murder — Facebook group
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