REOPENED: The Widow and the Wolf
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
4.1 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2022
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In 1980, Jane Alexander was newly widowed. When a new man came into her life, telling stories of exotic world travels and an off-shore trust fund, Jane fell fast. What followed was a tale of exploitation, betrayal... and murder.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains descriptions of violence. |
| 0:08.2 | Use your best judgment. |
| 0:13.6 | Jane Alexander was 58 in July of 1980. |
| 0:20.4 | She'd recently been widowed and was trying to adjust to life on her own. |
| 0:25.1 | Naturally, she felt lonely. |
| 0:28.2 | That was until she met Tom O'Donnell. |
| 0:31.2 | The couple seemed to hit it off right away. |
| 0:34.3 | This is Jane. |
| 0:36.1 | He was very charming and he was very comforting and really a great companion. |
| 0:42.2 | And we fell in love and planned to spend the rest of our lives together. |
| 0:48.2 | Tom shared the stories of his world travels with Jane, discovering golden Rhodesia and mining for precious metals in South Africa. |
| 0:56.7 | All of his adventures had earned Tom a small fortune. But unfortunately, he wasn't able to access it. |
| 1:04.9 | He told me that he had put his assets into a trust fund in Switzerland. It was going to take about two or three years for the trust to mature. |
| 1:14.6 | And when it did, he would get $1.2 million. |
| 1:20.7 | Tom moved into Jane's expensive house and convinced her to take out a mortgage for the couple's expenses. |
| 1:27.3 | The couple settled into their new lives. |
| 1:30.8 | Jane felt happy that she had found love again. |
| 1:34.0 | Tom felt happy as well, because his plan to steal Jane's money was working. |
| 1:44.1 | From A&E, this is Cold Case Files. |
| 1:53.4 | On October 23, 1983, three years after Jane and Tom had started their lives together, |
| 2:00.6 | the San Jose police called with unfortunate news. |
| 2:03.7 | This is Jane again. |
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