250: The Murder of Cecil Wells w/ James T. Bartlett - A True Crime History Podcast

<p>In the early morning hours of October 17, 1953, a frightened, battered woman named Diane Wells told a horrific tale to police. She said intruders had broken into the top-floor penthouse apartment she shared with her husband Cecil, murdered him, beat her, and then made their escape. It was an especially sensational story because 31-year-old "blonde bombshell" Diane Wells was nicknamed "the most beautiful woman in Alaska", and Cecil (twenty years her senior) was a wealthy and well-known Fairbanks businessman. </p><p><br></p><p>There were suspicions, however, that Diane was lying. It was soon learned that she was having...