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Unforgotten CasebookThe cases. The books. The screen stories.St. Louis, Missouri · 1988–1989

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Ellen Boehm killed her young sons David and Steven in St. Louis in 1988 and 1989 and also attacked her daughter, who survived. Insurance and financial evidence helped expose the pattern behind the children’s deaths. She pleaded guilty in 1992.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 1991-09-16 · Page 17
Police sources told the newspaper that Ellen Boehm admitted killing her two sons after investigators sought advice from an FBI specialist.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 1991-09-19 · Page 3
The newspaper reports the effort to arrange care for Ellen Boehm's surviving daughter after her mother's arrest.
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Listen to the episodeThis Is Monsters
Podcast coverage of the Ellen Boehm case. Released June 13, 2023. About 103 minutes.
Listen to the episodeRotten Mango
Podcast coverage of the Ellen Boehm case. Released April 18, 2021. About 76 minutes.
Listen to the episodeBlood and Bourbon
Podcast coverage of the Ellen Boehm case. Released October 9, 2024. About 49 minutes.
Listen to the episodeCrimes & Closets
Podcast coverage of the Ellen Boehm case. Released August 2, 2021. About 52 minutes.
Listen to the episodeHell No: A True Crime Podcast
Podcast coverage of the Ellen Boehm case. Released March 10, 2022. About 48 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTell No One
Podcast coverage of the Ellen Boehm case. Released February 20, 2023. About 38 minutes.
Listen to the episodePapercut
Podcast coverage of the Ellen Boehm case. Released June 7, 2021. About 41 minutes.
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this is MONSTERS
Ellen Boehm : The Cost of Greed
Video from this is MONSTERS covering the Ellen Boehm case. Length: 1:43:10.
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