Murder in the Family: Fritz Klenner and Susie Lynch
Once Upon A Crime
Esther Ludlow
4.6 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2017
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Family bonds can be unbreakable—but in this case, they were deadly. Fritz Klenner and Susie Lynch, cousins from a wealthy and prominent family, turned against their own relatives in a shocking tale of revenge, paranoia, and murder.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast details true crime cases. |
| 0:03.1 | It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence. |
| 0:06.9 | It is not intended for children. |
| 0:08.9 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:14.0 | Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime. |
| 0:17.7 | We're in the last chapter of the series, Murder in the Family, where I share |
| 0:21.6 | stories of family members who murdered together. So far, I've detailed cases about a band of |
| 0:27.2 | murderous brothers, serial killer sisters, and a mother-son team. This one is possibly even more |
| 0:34.2 | bizarre. This is the story of two relatives, both unhinged mentally, |
| 0:39.4 | who in their paranoia decided they needed to take out almost their entire family. |
| 0:44.8 | They were cousins, and I guess they're what you'd call kissing cousins. |
| 0:48.7 | This case was shared with me by listener April in Greensboro, North Carolina, |
| 0:53.2 | the area where it all unfolded. Thank you, April. |
| 0:56.8 | This is Chapter 4, Fritz Clanner and Susie Lynch. In 1980, Susie Newsom Lynch was taken to see |
| 1:06.2 | Dr. Fred Clenner by her mother Florence. Susie had been looking poorly. She'd just returned from |
| 1:12.9 | Taiwan, and it hadn't seemed to agree with her. Her mother was concerned about her health, |
| 1:17.8 | so she made an appointment for Susie to see Dr. Clenner, her uncle. Susie was born into a prominent |
| 1:23.6 | North Carolina family. Her father, Robert Newsom, was the chief industrial engineer at |
| 1:29.1 | R.J. Reynolds' tobacco company. Her mother, Florence Sharp Newsom, was from old money. Susie's aunt |
| 1:35.7 | Susan Sharp, who she was named after, was the first woman in the country to become elected head of a |
| 1:41.4 | state supreme court. Susie called her Aunt Susu. |
| 1:46.4 | The uncle she had come to see, her mother's brother, |
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