Ep 2. Beauty and the Beastly

In the thirteenth season's second episode of Deadly Women, titled Beauty and the Beastly, viewers are taken on a journey of crime and deception. As the name suggests, the episode explores cases where a woman's beauty was used as a trap, while their true monstrous nature was kept hidden.

The first case revolves around a young woman named Dianna Phillips, who, with her good looks, manages to trap her boyfriend into committing a heinous crime. Dianna coerces her boyfriend into killing her mother, by claiming that the only way they can be together is by getting her out of the way. Once the crime is committed, Dianna acts as the grieving daughter, leaving no one suspicious of her involvement in the murder.

The second case is about a woman named Blanche Taylor-Moore. She used her beauty and charm to get away with poisoning her husbands to collect insurance money. She had a history of convincing her partners to change their wills and making herself the sole beneficiary. However, when her husband Clifford Taylor-Moore refused to comply, things turned violent. Blanche poisoned her husband and initially managed to get away with it, but was eventually caught and sentenced to death.

The third story revolves around a woman named Genene Jones, who was a nurse and used her profession to carry out a string of murders. She intentionally gave her infant patients an overdose of medication, which led to their demise. Genene's beauty and charm helped her in getting away with these murders for quite some time, but it eventually caught up with her, and she was sentenced to prison.

The fourth case takes us to the world of competitive bodybuilding, where a woman named Kelly Ryan was a top-level competitor and had several titles to her name. However, Kelly's obsession with winning cost her dearly when she and her husband, Craig Titus, turned to murder. They killed their personal assistant, Melissa James, and attempted to burn her body in a desert. The couple managed to evade the police for a while, but eventually, they were caught and sentenced to prison.

The final story is about a woman named Cynthia Coffman. She had a long history of crime, which includes several robberies and murders, and had been in and out of prison for most of her life. Cynthia's beauty and charisma helped her in seducing an accomplice, their victim, and even the jury. However, even with her charm, she couldn't escape justice and was sentenced to death.

The episode showcases that beauty is not only limited to physical appearance but can also take on a more nefarious form. It takes the viewer on a journey of gruesome crimes where one person's beauty becomes a weapon, and they use it to deceive and manipulate others. It is a chilling reminder that people are not always what they seem, and one should always be wary of such danger lurking behind attractive appearances.

Overall, Deadly Women season 13 episode 2, Beauty and the Beastly, is an intriguing yet unsettling watch. The stories presented are haunting and will leave viewers with a sense of unease. It is a fascinating study of human psychology and the lengths one can go to fulfill their desires and what happens when they cross the line.