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Coming from lifelong depression, I know that a really good cry can release HUGE amounts of stress. Even if she didn't recognize it, that relief could be one of the reasons she favoured funerals as one of the mourners.

She cried at strangers funerals but she didn't cry when she murdered her own family members

Bullied in both school, and the town, and I wouldn't be surprised if she at first began going to funerals as a way to escape all the hard work at home. What she did was wrong, but her life seems to have overall been quite miserable.

She was obviously mentally unstable. She didn't even bat an eye when confessing to the poisoning her family which killed some of them. But she also tried to implicate her ex lover, so some of that might have been an act to try to get a lesser sentence. It's a good thing she spent the rest of her life in prison, no telling how many more people she would've killed. Thank you for another very interesting story Brief Case.

It's absolutely wild to me that grown adults in Martha's neighborhood thought it was perfectly acceptable to pick on a kid for her looks. Between that and her family having the power to pressure her, as a middle-aged adult, to dump a rare person who actually made her happy, and it's no wonder she turned out the way she did.

What a story! It just seemed like the perfect storm for Martha-- The disdain for her family because they didn't like that she was with Walter after the death of Albert, her fixation on attending funerals, and then taking it to the next level, poisoning her family. She had a compulsion for funerals, and a motive for wanting them unalive anyway. I tried doing some research on her specific compulsion to attend funerals, and the only thing I found was an OCD diagnosis. What a sad case and a great example of wasted life. Something in Martha snapped early on, but was unfortunately "undo-able" after her marriage to Albert. He treated her harshly, then was told to give up Walter. She just, snapped.

There were 3 older sisters in my grandma’s town who attended every funeral. The “LaRoe Girls” were famous for it. The “girls” loved the funeral lunches and expected to be invited to attend all of them.

Thank you Brief Case. You make Monday's great. That "Historical Letters" is a fantastic idea for a present for a person into history. Well done☘️🧚‍♂️🇮🇪

My father-in-law would've absolutely loved Historic Mail. He's a really wonderful person, but he passed away in 2019. Just imagining the enjoyment he would've got from Historic Mail makes me so happy. And thanks for your videos, they're always so interesting

You wonder if that woman would have experienced some tenderness and love instead of the bullying, hardships, and extreme drudgery, she probably would not have gone off the mental rails as she did. The look in her eyes shows not just hardness but a kind of derangement --- very disturbing! Thanks, BC, for another excellent case!

We will always support you no matter what. Keep working hard.

Martha had a hard life. No excuses. Her life on the farm sounds like no sleep.

I remember hearing this story on Deadly Women. The name of the town, Hardscrabble, tells all you need to know. I remember feeling sorry for Martha despite the horrible crimes she did. I still do. She never had a chance.

I know about Martha Wise I saw a Tv show talked about her that tv Show is Called Deadly Women. Her husband & family treated her like Crap. Time 7:14AM Mon 12/11/23

What a disturbingly strange story. Killing people because one loves to attend funerals is one I'd never heard before. And no thought for those who recovered but were left disabled for the rest of their lives for her guilty pleasure. I was glad when you mentioned her bid for freedom fell through and she died where she belonged, in jail. Thank you Brief Case. Can't wait to hear what you'll be telling us next!!

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She would never have been found anything but insane now - but prison may have been a rest for her after a lifetime of unrelenting toil and privation.

Hello BC, I may have stumble upon this case on Deadly Women. Celebrated my dad's 83rd Birthday yesterday!

What a chaotic lady!.. Well done Case Brief!...

No better way to start the week off, than with a Brief Case video. Have a wonderful day, everyone!🎄

If he believed she was "insane" ,why didn't he do anything??

It's so wild to see the photos of the court. I always feel like these cases are from olden times, pictures really bring things into focus

Truly disturbing case. Her eyes are so haunting too.

Disturbing case indeed. Insane is what I think Martha was. Imagine that she took so many lives and yet she was lucky to see 81. Weird that she "loved" funerals even cried when she did not know the deceased person. Even her mother was a victim, insane. Thank You BC . Have a very good week as well as your faithful listeners.

Nicely researched, clearly narrated as always. Thank you BC for another old but interesting brief case!!

This story blew my mind!!!!! She lived until the 1970’s?!!!!!

Great story B.C., You must spend a lot of time looking into different cases to find the ones with enough back story and interesting plot just to make one case. All that work shows through as you present cases that no one has before. Great work, my Man! Thank you!…..

"Hard Scrabble" perfectly describes my Monday morning routine. 😂

Yay Brief Case!! I'm gonna listen through my car's Bluetooth on the way to the hardware store. I'm so excite!

Wise not crying at her own relatives funerals yet weeping at strangers ones is quite disconcerting

It sounds like her hate came from early bullying from her family and of course school kids. Not sure why she harmed her kids, maybe by then she just hated everyone. Good story, thanks.

It's a pity she didn't move away with her lover after her husband's death. She would probably have been happier and the murders would not have occurred.

One can only imagine how many other harrowing cases have been lost to time. And the compulsions/ mental illnesses that the people of the time didn’t know about.

Happy Monday BC

Thanks as always Brief Case (and Team). Greetings and salutations from Cabbagetown Toronto.

Historic Mail sounds Fascinating! I'll check it out! Thank You!

Last summer, I visited someone near Medina, Ohio. I pronounced the name Meh-DEE-nah and my friend looked slightly ashamed and laughed. "It's Meh-DYE-nah", she said. I mentioned that I was going to visit a cousin in Cadiz, Ohio, pronouncing it Cah-DEEZ. She laughed again and said, "We call it Caddis." Americans love foreign names, but not always how to pronounce them!

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Good morning BC from Black Diamond Alberta, Happy Monday 😊

This woman, had real hardship all her life,and was tipped into breakdown,and mental illness, with these devastating results

Some Sheriff. Even Deputy Barnie Fife, would have had suspected something wrong BEFORE ten-members, of the same family, perished after experience the same symptoms.

This is a fascinating case. Would love to hear a psychological profile on this woman and her crimes.

Good job b.c...eventhough what she did was Evil & wrong my heart weeps for this lady...her entire life was filled with terrible circumstances...tell me something b.c what kind of husband would have his wife plowing a field while pregnant... what a sick demented low life😭😞

Thanks Brief Case for always making the beginning of the week a more mysterious place to be!! 🙏🖤✌️

Good morning Brief Case.

I am all for (some) criminals getting a second chance, but I don't hold anyone accountable for not wanting to take in someone like Martha. Who could say that she would not have returned to poisoning those around her? Too risky to take such a chance. Better to let her finish her life safely confined, instead of walking free amongst potential new victims.

As always, a fascinating story.

She should Not have even thought of being Released!! Good! She's where she should have been.

Haven't heard anything about Martha Wise since her "Deadly Women" episode...definitely deranged...

Thanks for the upload, Brief Case!

I do feel a bit sad for her, despite other people having had life just as rough, but not going on and killing family members. Thanks, BC!

Good day to you dear BC! ❤

Now that's what you call Karma.

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Arsenic seemed to be the murder weapon of choice back in the day 😱 she ended up where she needed to be. I'd have been afraid to accept a cuppa off a neighbour back then!!! Great video BC 👍

A tale from my state; sweet! Great case as always ❤

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What a great way to start a Monday. Thank you BC.

I than you for another wonderful year with you Brief Case ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you again for a great Monday morning, and I had no guests to check out before I was done. Thank you again, can't wait till next week!!(actually I can because this is also my Friday night, and I want to not work for a couple of days)😸😸😸

Imagine not being loved and wanted by the family you tried to kill

What a strange case, but then a number of your presentations have a twist or turn to them. This one was a mixture of social outcast, arsenic poisoner serial killer, and wacko case pointing to the dilemma of what to do with people like Martha Wise. Thanks for pointing out the tradition they had, that of holding community social gatherings that were common during the latter part of the 19th century in which individuals baked goods and placed them in a box to auction off. I never heard of that before. You learn something new everyday. Nice a day day, B.C., and thanks for enlightening me.

Thank you B C been waiting all evening for your video 11pm here past my bedtime😂

I just hope her children had happier lives than she did. Most unfortunate case but so well told as usual! Thanks Mr. Brief Case!❤

I believe Martha broke down from within due to all the constant hardship of living that led to her murdering.

Good morning BC! That box thing is a great idea why has that stopped i would participate!! ❤❤

Martha reaped what she sowed, you can’t go on in life inflicting pain and death and expect a happy ending. Actions have consequences and there are a lot of people oblivious to that fact of life, blaming others or “bad luck” for their fate.

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I wonder if the harsh life she had as a child growing up plus the bullying then as she became a young woman in love finding that her life was still harsh and over work that this had something to do with the funerals. Rather then go to the movies - which at that time was very cheap but, still expensive for her family - she looked for something that took her away from the farm and drudgery for a few hours that she found the funerals as respite. I also wonder if her family pressuring her to dump her boyfriend had some part in the poisoning. She was very attractive, close to 40, with 4 kids to feed and finding her boyfriend was a bit of happiness for her. but, the pressure of the family became too much and she alone, poor and having to work the farm and house chores by herself. there had to be resentment to a degree.

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With any murderer it’s never right to ignore the tragedy of the victims. Still there is something about Martha that is desperately sad. It seems that losing Walter pushed her over the edge. Perhaps she was bitter that Walter didn’t fight harder to marry her, maybe that’s why she falsely accused him of being complicit in her crimes. You can’t really blame her family for not wanting to care for her after her release, not only would it have been hard to come to terms with her actions but after so many years apart she would have been a stranger to them.

I was listening to this while I was making coffee, I picked up my phone and saw a picture of Martha😳🤯 scary😂 thanks Brief Case, much love❤

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Town named ' Hard Scramble ' Where her family lived . Hard knock lifetime . Impressive use of forensics in this time frame The investigation with time line was extremely effective and smart 😮😊

Thanks Brief Case! I knew we were in for a good one just by the glaring expression on the title screen!

Great job BC, keep them coming.

This case makes me wonder when they ban or made it harder to get Arsenic, since so many murder cases were eventually discovered to be the result of Arsenic poisoning. I feel sorry for Martha. Such a hard unrelenting reality for her without, it seems, any sort of joy or fun. I can understand why she wanted to get rid of some family members. I Do Not Condone It, however. Such judgemental people surrounded her, whom were probably professed Christians, did nothing to help her live out her remaining years in some sort of peace. People can be awful sometimes. In the end she didn't get away with the murders, which is good. Thanks BC for another sad, but interesting case.

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I have pity for the woman, but I completely understand and condone her remaining family members shunning her. In the end, she went back to where she belonged. It's one thing if she'd been remorseful, but it seems like she thought that her reason for putting her family through such agony was valid. Even insurance money makes more sense than her insane desires. Thank you for another grand retelling.

As always, well done BC. Thank you.

Thank you BC, another great presentation. Look forward every Monday,

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Good morning, This was a very strange case. I would like to think that she was suffering from some type of mental illness.. I find it quite strange for her just to show up at a funeral of someone that she doesn’t know and burst into tears makes me feel something was going on. It made me think about her husband if she actually killed him as well, but they didn’t talk about his death. They basically talked about her mother as well as her children and other family members. I can’t imagine, going into court and having to testify against my mother for poisoning me. But she did pay her debt to society , and I think it’s pretty sad at the age of 79 when she was let out of prison, there was no place for her to go. The only place she knew was prison and even at that age I know family members would find it hard to take her in. I guess her family either couldn’t forgive her or just couldn’t take her in. The only thing that I could think of is that she died in prison and alone with no one around her but again, what she did to the people in her family was wrong. I know we’re supposed to forgive people for the things that they sometimes do but sometimes people can’t and it seems that way in her case. Have a wonderful week and looking forward to next Monday as usual Bless🙏🏽

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Creepy! As usual, another great episode! Thanks!

❤Wow, thank for another great one! Regards😊

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Well presented and researched

You are my favorite Monday morning listening. Keep up the great work.

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Thank you 🙏 Your videos are informative and keep me company while going to sleep. But I usually watch your videos more than once so even if I fall asleep I still watch 😅🎉😂

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Wonderful case. I hope you and all of us fans have a great holiday season!

BC- you were almost in my backyard. I live about 2hrs from Medina. The look in Martha’s eyes seems evil to me. I’ve noticed that serial killers have that same look in their eyes. I don’t understand how anyone could poison someone with arsenic. It is the most painful experience when dying. I guess she liked seeing them struggle and be in pain. Martha is a special kind of twisted😂. Thank you so much BC. I so love you and I so appreciate your every effort to bring us these cases.

Thank you BC for another story. Killing her family including harming her children. Wondering what goes thru her mind when she commit such evil deeds.

I couldn't help but thinking of the movie Harold & Maude and Maude's quirky obsession of going to strangers' funerals, lol. However, Maude never murdered anyone, so there's that....