[Florida Files] Beverly McGowan: Killed by her Roommate

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

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🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

On July 19, 1990, a couple exploring near a canal in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, made a horrifying discovery: the dismembered body of a woman, with her head and hands removed. The victim was Beverly McGowan, a 34-year-old Philadelphia native who had been living and working in Fort Lauderdale. Beverly was a quiet, hardworking woman who kept to herself and was considered a workaholic by those who knew her. Beverly's throat had been slit, and her killer had crudely dismembered her body with a machete in an attempt to conceal her identity. The only identifying mark left on her body was a small yellow rose tattoo on her ankle. The investigation led to Elaine Parent, a con artist and identity thief who had befriended Beverly and then brutally murdered her before fleeing to London using a stolen identity. Elaine's pattern of stealing identities, manipulating victims, and evading law enforcement made her one of the most dangerous criminals Florida had ever seen. This is the story of Beverly McGowan—a woman whose trust was betrayed in the most horrific way—and the relentless pursuit of her killer. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com #TrueCrime #Podcast #FloridaMoms #FloridaFiles #BeverlyMcGowan #FortLauderdale #Florida #IdentityTheft #Dismemberment #JusticeForBeverly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring
0:29.3	myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa. Hi, Mandy. How are you? I'm doing fine.
0:36.9	How are you, Melissa? I mean, so good. I've enjoyed the last,
0:41.8	gosh, why does it always go to the weather? I've enjoyed the last, like, coolest days. It's been so
0:46.2	nice. It has been really, really nice. I don't want to brag because I know, you know, but you know what,
0:53.1	whatever. We get so little.
0:54.7	I live in Florida.
0:55.6	I live in Florida for a reason and that reason is because we often have very nice weather
0:59.5	and that is one thing that I can say is absolutely true about Florida.
1:03.9	We have wonderful weather.
1:04.7	So yeah, it's been really nicer the last few days like sunny and beautiful.
1:08.2	My ideal weather truly.
1:09.6	It's been like in the 60s and just
1:11.7	breezy and wonderful. You just want to be outside. It's just gorgeous. Yeah. Yeah. Everything's
1:18.7	outside right now. Yeah, I love that for us. I do. I truly do. Me too. Yeah, it's been really nice.
1:23.9	My kids have been playing soccer. We started soccer. So it's been really nice to have
1:29.4	that kind of really nice weather for them in the evenings to go out there. Like you said, because
1:32.9	come like summertime in like three months, there's not going to be any enjoyment in being
1:38.2	outside in the evenings or any other time. No. No. It's terrible. That's where outside sports are
1:43.5	tough. Yeah. When my daughter briefly wanted to play softball, I'm like, no. It's terrible. That's where outside sports are tough. Yeah.
1:45.0	When my daughter briefly wanted to play softball, I'm like, really?
1:47.0	That's outside. And that means I have to sit out there. So we'll stick with inside for now, but that's exciting. And you said they have their first game tonight? They do. Yeah, it is really exciting. have a game the first two weeks and now they have their first game tonight. They're really
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