This podcast details true crime cases.

It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

It is not intended for children.

Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for joining me for today's episode of What's Upon a Crime.

This month I'm detailing cases

where parents included their children in murder plots. This time I have a case for

you that you won't soon forget. Teresa Cross Norr was a mother of six who craved attention and financial security from the men in her life.

Married four times, Theresa-Norpedoed every relationship with her jealousy and need for control, even while she carried

on affairs with other men.

Unwilling to acknowledge her part in these failed relationships, she blamed her children, the only people in her life who are powerless to escape

her wrath.

This bizarre story is not for the faint of heart.

While I won't try to shock you with the details unnecessarily, some are pivotal to the case, so be forewarned.

This is the last chapter in the series of Family Affair.

The Case of Murderous mom Theresa Cross Nor. Theresa Jimmy Francine Cross-Nor is 77 years old and still incarcerated at the California

Institution for Women in Chino, California. She is serving two consecutive life sentences for the horrific

torture murders of her two daughters, 20-year-old Sheila and 17-year-old Susan. This case

is particularly disturbing because Teresa's other four children either participated in their

sisters murders or knew about them when they occurred. And yet, Teresa Norris' crimes didn't come to light until almost a decade later.

The only way to tell this story and paint a picture of how it unfolded is to start at the beginning.

Theresa Francine Cross was born on March 14th, 1946.

Her parents were Swanee, Gay, and Jim Cross.

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