Well, due to the graphic nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder and incest.

We advise extreme caution for children under the age of 13.

You've heard people say that blood is thicker than water, right?

Well, that's not actually the whole quote.

The saying originally went, blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb.

So despite what people believe, this particular idiom is not about familial bonds.

It's describing the relationship formed on the battlefield, someone you've shed blood

with.

But for Sante Kymes, both versions of the quote hold up.

She shared a link with her son Kenny that went beyond your typical family ties.

And as their crimes escalated, their intense connection only deepened.

Sante made it clear they were in a war.

It was them against the world.

They had to do whatever it took to protect themselves.

And if that meant they needed to spill a little blood, then so be it.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and this is serial killers, a Spotify podcast.

Over the last two weeks, we followed Sante Kymes from Dust Bowl, Oklahoma, to the tropical

beaches of Hawaii.

Along the way, we learned about her thefts, insurance schemes, and human trafficking.

Somehow Sante always came out on top, protected by her husband's wealth.

That was until he died unexpectedly, and she had to pull out all the stops to keep her

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