Judias “Judy” Buenoano (born Judias Welty, also known as
Judias Goodyear, also known as Judias Morris) (April 4, 1943 - March 30, 1998).
The name “Buenoano” was concocted by Judias. It is the Spanish translation of
“Goodyear.” She changed her name to “Buenoano” through the legal process.
Judias Buenoano is known to have committed 3 murders – James Goodyear (her husband) / Bobby Joe Morris (her boyfriend) / Michael Goodyear (her partially paralyzed
19-year-old son) – and was suspected of
two others. Her methods included arsenic poisoning, drowning and dynamite (plus
gunshot and sharpened blade in one of the unconfirmed cases). Her confirmed
victims were husbands, boyfriends and a teenage son. She also committed arson
on multiple occasions.
She was executed on March 30, 1998 in Florida.
She was executed on March 30, 1998 in Florida.
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CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW
1960 – She was employed as a nursing assistant in Roswell
under the assumed name of Anna Schultz.
1961 – She gave birth to an illegitimate son whom she christened Michael Schultz, whose name was later changed to Michael Goodyear. (In 1979 he becomes a paraplegic as the result of arsenic poisoning.)
Nov. 21, 1962 – Married to James Goodyear, who was an U. S. Air Force sergeant.
1968 - Judi open her first business, the Conway Acres Child Care Center in Orlando, with the financial backing of her husband.
1961 – She gave birth to an illegitimate son whom she christened Michael Schultz, whose name was later changed to Michael Goodyear. (In 1979 he becomes a paraplegic as the result of arsenic poisoning.)
Nov. 21, 1962 – Married to James Goodyear, who was an U. S. Air Force sergeant.
1968 - Judi open her first business, the Conway Acres Child Care Center in Orlando, with the financial backing of her husband.
Sep. 15, 1971 – James Goodyear, died, arsenic, Judi cashes in his 3 life
insurance policies. received $28,000 in life insurance.
1974 – According to a deathbed confession by Bobby Joe Morris, she and Morris committed a murder in Alabama in 1974. Police were unable to find enough evidence to press charges.
1974 – According to a deathbed confession by Bobby Joe Morris, she and Morris committed a murder in Alabama in 1974. Police were unable to find enough evidence to press charges.
1980 – Gerald Dossett, boyfriend in Alabama, died. After her
arrest, Dossett’s body was exhumed and analyzed for signs of arsenic poisoning.
No charges were laid in that case. Dossett had been shot in the chest and had
his throat cut.
Jul. 1977 – arson burning of house for insurance
Jan. 23, 1978 – Bobby Joe Morris boyfriend (cohabiting since
1972), death, arsenic. She received $50,000 life insurance payment.
1978 – Judi legally changed her surname and that of her children to Buenoano,
the Spanish equivalent of Goodyear, in an apparent tribute to her late husband.
1979 – Her son, Michael Goodyear became severely ill in 1979, his symptoms including paraplegia. Post-mortem examination indicated that he had been the victim of severe arsenic poisoning, which caused his disability
1979 – Her son, Michael Goodyear became severely ill in 1979, his symptoms including paraplegia. Post-mortem examination indicated that he had been the victim of severe arsenic poisoning, which caused his disability
May 13, 1980 – Judi took sons Michael (19) and his younger
brother, James, canoeing on the East River. The canoe capsized. James and Judi
were able to get out from under the upturned canoe but Michael, weighed down by
15 lbs. of braces without a life jacket, drowned. She received $125,000 life
insurance payment.
June 25, 1983 – Judi announced she was pregnant and John went out to get some
champagne to celebrate. When he started his car, a bomb exploded and he was
seriously injured as a result. She was arrested and bailed on the charge of
attempted murder of John Gentry.
Jan. 11, 1984 – She was arrested again and charged with first degree murder in the drowning death of crippled son Michael Goodyear.
June 6, 1984 – sentenced to life without parole for murder of son Michael Goodyear
Jan. 11, 1984 – She was arrested again and charged with first degree murder in the drowning death of crippled son Michael Goodyear.
June 6, 1984 – sentenced to life without parole for murder of son Michael Goodyear
Oct. 18, 1984 – found guilty of attempted murder of John
Gentry. She confessed that she was the beneficiary of a $500,000 policy on
Gentry.
Nov. 1, 1984 – found guilty of the murder of James Goodyear
Nov 11, 1984 – sentenced to death by electrocution
Mar. 29, 1998 – Judi’s last appeal was turned down. Governor Lawton Chiles
signs her death warrant.
March 30, 1998 – Executed
March 30, 1998 – Executed
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“I didn’t ever kill anybody, Judge Thompson,” she said. “I
didn’t kill my husband. I didn’t bomb Mr. Gentry’s car. That’s the truth. I
never knowingly harmed anyone in my life. I ask the court to spare my life.”
[“‘Black Widow’ Sentenced To Die For Killing Husband,” UPI, Nov, 27, 1985]
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VICTIMS
James Goodyear – husband, arsenic death in 1971
James Goodyear – husband, arsenic death in 1971
Michael Goodyear – son, 19, arsenic and drowning in 1980
Bobby Joe Morris – boyfriend, arsenic death in 1978
John Gentry – boyfriend; survived bombing in 1983
Name unknown – suspected murder in Alabama, in 1974
Gerald Dossett, boyfriend, died in 1980 from cut throat and
gunshot
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