Money Was Her Only True Love
Review by Kim Cantrell
Judias Buenoanos had many men in her life; most of the are dead.
But her last victim wouldn’t die. His survival would prove to be her death sentence.
Surviving a car bombing, John Gentry would tell police about numerous events leading up to his near death experience; events that would point the finger at his live-in girlfriend Judi.
Once police began digging into the life of Judias Buenoanos, the evidence began to mount….evidence of more than the attempted murder of Gentry but in the deaths of her her husband, a past boyfriend, and her first born son.
What kind of person kills those who trust her the most? And why?
Bodies of Evidence by Chris Anderson and Sharon McGehee seeks to answers those very questions with a detailed recounting of Judias Ann Lou Welty Goodyear (Morris) Buenoano’s life and crimes.
Overall, this is an interesting book; an indepth look at the epitome of a black widow.
However, the trial accounts are edious and seem to be direct from trial transcripts – with a few paragraphs of narrative tossed in for good measure.
But not enough to keep me from skimming through over 100 pages of this book.
On a five star rating, I would give Bodies of Evidence three stars. It’s okay, but it’ll never be considered a “best” of the true crime genre.
Updates on Judias Buenoano:Â Published in 1992, this book was written as Buenoano was on death row with an indefinite stay of execution.Â
On March 30, 1998, Buenoano was executed by way of electric chair at the age of 54. She was the first woman since 1848 to be excuted by the State of Florida; and only the third in the nation since 1976.
Attempts to locate Buenoano’s children provided limited information: Kimberly was last known to be working as a waitress in Navarre, Florida; James Buenoano had some civil disputes in the late 1980s in Escambia County, Florida; however, since that time it seems he has simply disappeared.
