In the winter of 1949, Deliphene Emma Price Downing, a 31-year-old Caucasian woman, was a widow living in a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her young daughter. Seeking companionship, she placed a personal ad, which was answered by a man who presented himself as Charles Martin. In January, she welcomed him and his purported sister, Martha Beck, into her home. However, this charming facade concealed a dark reality; 'Charles Martin' was actually Raymond Fernandez, and he and Martha Beck were
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