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Judy Buenoano | |
|---|---|
 Buenoano shortly before her execution | |
| Born | Judias Anna Lou Welty April 4, 1943 |
| Died | March 30, 1998 (aged 54) |
| Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
| Other names | Judias Goodyear, Judy Morris, Judias Buenoano, Judy Goodyear, Judias Morris |
| Criminal status | Executed by electrocution |
| Spouse |
James Goodyear (m. 1963–1971) |
| Children | Michael Buenoano (1961–1980) James Goodyear (1966) Kimberly Hawkins (1967) |
| Motive | Life insurance money |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (2 counts) Attempted second degree murder Grand theft |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (June 6, 1984) Death by electric chair (November 26, 1985) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 1971–1983 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Florida and Colorado |
Date apprehended | January 11, 1984 |
| Imprisoned at | Broward Correctional Institution |
Judias Anna Lou "Judy" Buenoano (born Judias Welty, also known as Judias Goodyear and Judias Morris; April 4, 1943 – March 30, 1998) was an American serial killer who was executed for the 1971 murder of her husband James Goodyear. She was also convicted for the 1980 murder of her son, Michael Buenoano, and of the 1983 attempted murder of her boyfriend, John Gentry. Buenoano is also acknowledged to have been responsible for the 1978 death of another boyfriend, Bobby Joe Morris, in Colorado; however, by the time authorities tied Buenoano to Morris, she had already been sentenced to death in the state of Florida.[1]
Buenoano is also believed to have been involved in a 1974 murder in Alabama, and in the 1980 death of yet another boyfriend, Gerald Dossett. After her arrest, Dossett's body was exhumed and analyzed for signs of arsenic poisoning. No charges were laid in that case. Buenoano was the first woman to be executed in Florida since 1848 or electrocuted in United States since 1976.[2]
- ^ "crimemuseum.org". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Judias (Judi) Buenoano - Florida's 'Black Widow'". Fight the Death Penalty USA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.