439: The Curse of the Blumenthals w/ Phyllis Karas

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast by Erik Rivenes

May 26, 202649:26Society & Culture

My guest is New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Karas. She shares the deeply personal story of two shocking tragedies in her family history: a 1935 car accident that killed six relatives, and the brutal 1954 murder...

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