Murderer Martha Beck sitting in a Michigan courthouse in 1949 following her arraignment
with murderer Raymond Martinez Fernandez in the "lonely hearts" slaying of Janet Fay.
(Bettmann / Corbis)

Martha Beck

Martha Beck with Kent County prosecutor Roger McMahon.
(Bettmann / Corbis)

Martha's mother: Julia Seabrook

Martha Beck's sisters

Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck

March 15, 1949 - Self Confessed "Lonely Heart" Slayers New York Bound. Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Raymond Fernandez and Mrs. Martha Beck, self confessed "Lonely Heart" slayers, shown in the
custody of two New York officials as they board a plane in Grand Rapids, bound for New York.
where they face the possibility of death in the electric chair. (Left to right): Charles Hildebrand,
 Nassau County, New York official; Fernandez; second New York official, unidentified;
and Mrs. Martha Beck. (Bettmann / Corbis)

Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck

Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck

June 14, 1949 - New York: Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez (right) look as happy here as if they
were merely attempting to induce the man in center to accompany them on a picnic. Actually the chap
in center is their attorney, Herbert S. Rosenberg. He is defending the two, known as the "lonely hearts"
pair in their trial for murder in Bronx County Court. Mr. Rosenberg is particular about jury selection,
dropping frequent hints that part of the testimony may bear a distinct resemblance to excerpts
from the Kinsey Report. (Bettmann / Corbis)

August 16, 1949 - After signing a 73-page confession, filled with lurid sexual acts and the murder
of at least 17 women, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez went to trial in New York for the
murder of widow Janet Fay. Here, they stand with their lawyer after his summation.
(Bettmann / Corbis)

Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck