On October 19, 1931, George Brooke, a porter at Los Angeles Union Station, found two unusually heavy black suitcases, disturbing him by the stench and black liquid oozing from them. He reported the situation to his manager, Jim Anderson, and the two decided to open the box to check it out.
They never expected that what awaited them were two female corpses that had been brutally divided. One was a tall, dark-haired woman who was shot dead and stuffed into a large box; The other was a slender blonde woman who was shot dead and removed the baby by caesarean section, leaving only her upper body and two lower legs in a small box.
The two bodies are Winnifred Hall and Anna Lee, both Los Angeles socialites and longtime best friends. Their killer turned out to be another woman they knew together, Emily Montague.
Emily Montag is a blonde beauty who used to be a movie star but failed to make a name for herself because of her poor acting. She later married a wealthy businessman and lived a lavish life. She is friends with Winifred and Anna and often attends parties and events together.
However, Emily has a terrible secret hidden in her heart. She suffers from schizophrenia and often experiences hallucinations and delusions. She considers herself the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, and Winneverred and Anna are terrorists who want to assassinate her. She also fantasized that she was pregnant with the child of Mr. Barack Obama, the president, and that Anna was a competitor who wanted to steal her child.
With such confusion, Emily devises an evil plan. She first found Winifred and tricked her into her home on the pretext of borrowing money. There, she shot Winnie Fred and loaded the body into a large suitcase. She then found Anna, who was 7 months pregnant, and tricked her into her home on the pretext of giving gifts. There, she shot Anna and took the baby out of her stomach with a scalpel. She loaded Anna's remaining body into another small suitcase and left the scene with the baby in her arms.
Emily was going to flee Los Angeles by train, but her luggage was too heavy to get on the train. She checked two suitcases into the luggage cart at the station, intending to wait until her brother came to pick her up. However, her plans are ruined by Bellman George and Manager Jim. When they asked her to open the box, she left the station in a panic and left the baby in a hospital.
Police quickly locked Emily's identity and found extensive evidence in her home. After Emily was arrested, she confessed to her crime and claimed that she had killed to protect herself and her children. She also said she had promised Winifred and Anna that if they died, she would pack their bodies in suitcases so she could stay with them.
Emily was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of kidnapping and sentenced to death. While awaiting her execution, she still insisted she was Michelle Obama and refused any psychotherapy. She eventually ended her life in 1933 in the gas chambers of California's San Quentin prison.
It is a shocking and sad story that makes us see the terrible consequences of mental illness and also makes us reflect on the true meaning of friendship and trust. Winifred and Anna are innocent victims who should have had a happy life, but were betrayed and killed by their closest friends. Emily is also a tragic figure, she should have received timely treatment and help, but because of her own confusion, she went to the point of no return.
We hope that such a tragedy will not happen again, and we also hope that Winnever, Anna and the children can rest in heaven.