Deliphene Emma Price Downing, born on November 4, 1917, in Palisade, Nebraska, met a tragic end on February 26, 1949, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her death was part of a series of brutal murders committed by the infamous "Lonely Hearts Killers," Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck. This notorious couple preyed on lonely women through personal ads, luring them with promises of love and companionship, only to rob and murder them.
Deliphene, a 31-year-old widow, was one of their victims. She
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