Anne Scripps and Scott Douglas

About this episode

An heiress to the Scripps newspaper fortune, Anne Scripps had a privileged upbringing. When her first marriage ended in divorce she quickly met and married a new man, a house painter named Scott Douglas who was nine years younger than Anne. All Anne wanted was the simple life of a suburban housewife, doting on her children and giving them the warmth and love that she didn’t receive in her own childhood. But her new marriage quickly turned into a nightmare, with a tragic outcome that would reverberate for years to come.<br /><br />Today's snack: <a href="https://sugarspunrun.com/easy-homemade-biscuits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Easy homemade biscuits</a><br /><br /><a href="https://patreon.com/lovemarrykill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Subscribe on Patreon</a> for early, ad-free access and a monthly bonus episode.<br /><br />Sources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5chme0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5chme0</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3047747/Scripps-newspaper-heiress-24-saw-socialite-mother-hacked-death-claw-hammer-father-released-prison-drugs-telling-judge-lost-family-friends-pets-hope-future.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3047747/Scripps-newspaper-heiress-24-saw-socialite-mother-hacked-death-claw-hammer-father-released-prison-drugs-telling-judge-lost-family-friends-pets-hope-future.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6033219/Scripps-heiress-Tori-Scripps-Carmody-arrested-stealing-adoptive-moms-car.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6033219/Scripps-heiress-Tori-Scripps-Carmody-arrested-stealing-adoptive-moms-car.html</a></li><li><a href="https://nymag.com/news/features/63034/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://nymag.com/news/features/63034/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/family/anne_scripps/1.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/family/anne_scripps/1.html</a></li><li>Mangaliman, J. (1994, April 1). Cops: Case closed. Heiress’ husband jumped off bridge. Newsday, Page A4-5.</li><li>Agus, C. (1994, Feb 6). Heiress tried to disinherit husband. Newsday, Page 4.</li><li>Agus, C. (1994, Feb 24). The heiress &amp; the house painter. Newsday, Page 68-70.</li><li>Collins, T. (1994, Oct 12). Claim barred to slain wife’s estate. Newsday (Nassau Edition), Page A20.</li><li><a href="https://people.com/archive/heiress-to-misfortune-vol-41-no-5/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://people.com/archive/heiress-to-misfortune-vol-41-no-5/</a> </li></ul>