Velma West's guest appearances

Velma West

Old Timey Crimey

Blood & Firewater: A True Crime Podcast

Love or Obsession 

Todd Kohlhepp

Martha Beck

Michael Malloy

Jim Jones

Albert Ostman

Tupac Shakur

Joseph Smith

Sandra Bland

Mark Russell

Laci Peterson

Lizzie Borden

Rodney Alcala

Pearl Bryan

William Desmond Taylor

Peter Jones

OwlTail

This woman was dubbed the modern murderess. Compromise is a major component in a marriage, tune in to see what happens when too much compromise on one's part to keep another happy turn deadly. New episodes every Tuesday! Instagram: @loveorobsessionpodcast Email: loveorobsessionpodcast@gmail.com Website: Counsel | Velmahood.com Sources: Velma West | Cleveland Historical Microsoft Word - Velma West.docx (wrhs.org) VELMA WEST SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE; Ohio Girl Who Killed Husband With Hammer Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) From the Vault: Velma West - Columbus Neighborhoods--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/velma-hood/support

This woman was dubbed the modern murderess. Compromise is a major component in a marriage, tune in to see what happens when too much compromise on one's part to keep another happy turn deadly. New episodes every Tuesday! Instagram: @loveorobsessionpodcast Email: loveorobsessionpodcast@gmail.com Website: <a href="https://www.velmahood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Counsel | Velmahood.com</a> Sources: <a href="https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/216" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Velma West | Cleveland Historical</a> <a href="https://www.wrhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Velma-West.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Word - Velma West.docx (wrhs.org)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1928/03/07/archives/velma-west-sent-to-prison-for-life-ohio-girl-who-killed-husband.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VELMA WEST SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE; Ohio Girl Who Killed Husband With Hammer Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)</a> <a href="https://columbusneighborhoods.org/video/from-the-vault-velma-west/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">From the Vault: Velma West - Columbus Neighborhoods</a>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/velma-hood/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/velma-hood/support</a>

She's not just a small town girl living in a lonely world, and she won't take the midnight train going anywhere. She will, however, take the roadster to a bridge party in Cleveland.  For more old timey crimey content, check out the Patreon and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our Amazon Wishlist to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE! Don't forget to follow the show FB, Insta, or Twitter.  WE HAVE MERCH!https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop  Other Shows:  Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ  Detectives by the Decade: https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade  ______________ Huge thanks to Fonz music for sponsoring this episode! Use our code OLDTIMEY at their site for $5 off. https://fonzmusic.com/ Thanks to CrimeJuicy for their sponsorship! Check out CrimeJuicy Cocktail Hour podcast wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1595779 _______________ Music: Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Secret of Tiki Island Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mark Gribben. Malefactor’s Register. http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/nightclub-girl-in-a-curfew-town/ Wikipedia. Perry, OH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Ohio#Demographics. Gene Malin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Malin Mark Gilson. “The Historic Nursery Belt of Lake County.” Gardenopolis Cleveland. https://www.gardenopoliscleveland.org/2018/06/the-historic-nursery-belt-of-lake-county-part-1/ Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm Richard Raponi. Cleveland Historical. https://clevelandhistorical.org/index.php/files/show/1879 Sarah Pruitt. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/gay-culture-roaring-twenties-prohibition Natalie Zarrelli. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-early-20th-century-america-was-awash-in-incredible-queer-nightlife Cindy. Scandals and Sweets. https://scandalsandsweets.com/velma-west-iron-flapper-a-sad-ending-to-a-sad-life/ Mark J. Price. Beacon Journal. https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20140622/news/306229547 Newspapers.com: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Brownsville Herald, News-Journal, The Circleville Herald, Times Herald https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=%22edward+west%22&amp;p_province=us-oh&amp;dr_year=1926-1927 LOC: Brownsville Herald. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063730/1927-12-26/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1926&amp;index=0&amp;rows=20&amp;words=Velma+West&amp;searchType=basic&amp;sequence=0&amp;state=&amp;date2=1928&amp;proxtext=%22velma+west%22&amp;y=10&amp;x=11&amp;dateFilterType=yearRange&amp;page=1 https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm

She's not just a small town girl living in a lonely world, and she won't take the midnight train going anywhere. She will, however, take the roadster to a bridge party in Cleveland.  For more old timey crimey content, check out the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeycrimey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon </a>and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our <a href="https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2QAPQRGZJCRCJ?ref_=wl_share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Wishlist</a> to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE! Don't forget to follow the show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldtimeycrimey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FB</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oldtimeycrimey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insta</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/oldtimeycrimey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.  <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE HAVE MERCH!</a><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop</a> Other Shows:  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Short Story, Short Podcast</a>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detectives by the Decade</a>: <a href="https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade</a> ______________ Huge thanks to <a href="https://fonzmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fonz music </a>for sponsoring this episode! Use our code OLDTIMEY at their site for $5 off. <a href="https://fonzmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fonzmusic.com/</a> Thanks to CrimeJuicy for their sponsorship! Check out <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1595779" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CrimeJuicy Cocktail Hour</a> podcast wherever you get your podcasts. <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1595779" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buzzsprout.com/1595779</a> _______________ Music: Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime</a> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> Secret of Tiki Island Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a> Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime</a> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> Mark Gribben. Malefactor’s Register. <a href="http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/nightclub-girl-in-a-curfew-town/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/nightclub-girl-in-a-curfew-town/</a> Wikipedia. Perry, OH. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Ohio#Demographics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Ohio#Demographics</a>. Gene Malin. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Malin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Malin</a> Mark Gilson. “The Historic Nursery Belt of Lake County.” Gardenopolis Cleveland. <a href="https://www.gardenopoliscleveland.org/2018/06/the-historic-nursery-belt-of-lake-county-part-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gardenopoliscleveland.org/2018/06/the-historic-nursery-belt-of-lake-county-part-1/</a> Murderpedia. <a href="https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm</a> Richard Raponi. Cleveland Historical. <a href="https://clevelandhistorical.org/index.php/files/show/1879" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://clevelandhistorical.org/index.php/files/show/1879</a> Sarah Pruitt. <a href="http://History.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">History.com</a>. <a href="https://www.history.com/news/gay-culture-roaring-twenties-prohibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.history.com/news/gay-culture-roaring-twenties-prohibition</a> Natalie Zarrelli. Atlas Obscura. <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-early-20th-century-america-was-awash-in-incredible-queer-nightlife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-early-20th-century-america-was-awash-in-incredible-queer-nightlife</a> Cindy. Scandals and Sweets. <a href="https://scandalsandsweets.com/velma-west-iron-flapper-a-sad-ending-to-a-sad-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://scandalsandsweets.com/velma-west-iron-flapper-a-sad-ending-to-a-sad-life/</a> Mark J. Price. Beacon Journal. <a href="https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20140622/news/306229547" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20140622/news/306229547</a> <a href="http://Newspapers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newspapers.com</a>: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Brownsville Herald, News-Journal, The Circleville Herald, Times Herald <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=%22edward+west%22&amp;p_province=us-oh&amp;dr_year=1926-1927" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=%22edward+west%22&amp;p_province=us-oh&amp;dr_year=1926-1927</a> LOC: Brownsville Herald. <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063730/1927-12-26/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1926&amp;index=0&amp;rows=20&amp;words=Velma+West&amp;searchType=basic&amp;sequence=0&amp;state=&amp;date2=1928&amp;proxtext=%22velma+west%22&amp;y=10&amp;x=11&amp;dateFilterType=yearRange&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063730/1927-12-26/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1926&amp;index=0&amp;rows=20&amp;words=Velma+West&amp;searchType=basic&amp;sequence=0&amp;state=&amp;date2=1928&amp;proxtext=%22velma+west%22&amp;y=10&amp;x=11&amp;dateFilterType=yearRange&amp;page=1</a> <a href="https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm</a>

Old Timey Crimey #109: Velma West - "Log Cabin"

For tonight's case we are going back to the 1920’s, 1926 to be exact. The height of the prohibition era, the beginning stages of the great depression, flapper girls, and the jazz era, almost ten years after the end of WWI, this ol case that takes place in a small rural town of Perry, Ohio. We are talking about the hammer murderess, one of the most notorious murderers in Ohio history. A lady killer...

For tonight's case we are going back to the 1920’s, 1926 to be exact. The height of the prohibition era, the beginning stages of the great depression, flapper girls, and the jazz era, almost ten years after the end of WWI, this ol case that takes place in a small rural town of Perry, Ohio. We are talking about the hammer murderess, one of the most notorious murderers in Ohio history. A lady killer...