meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“The Case Of The Fatal Teacher Attraction” #MurderNoir

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

THE TRUE CASE THIS STORY IS BASED ON: The case of Carolyn Warmus reads like a plot torn from a Hollywood thriller. In the late 1980s, the 25-year-old insurance heiress and elementary school teacher began an affair with her older, married coworker, Paul Solomon. Solomon promised to leave his wife, Betty Jeanne, but Warmus grew impatient. On January 15, 1989, Betty Jeanne was found shot dead in her home, and suspicion quickly fell on Warmus. The media likened the case to the 1987 film "Fatal Attraction," adding to the frenzy surrounding the investigation. Warmus was indicted and tried for the murder, but conflicting stories and a lack of physical evidence led to a mistrial. In a second trial, a bloody glove presented as new evidence sealed her fate, resulting in a conviction and a 25-year-to-life sentence. Warmus, maintaining her innocence, was released on parole in 2019 and continues to fight to clear her name, seeking DNA testing on key pieces of evidence.

SOURCES…
Matt Crabtree, AllThatsInteresting.com: https://allthatsinteresting.com/carolyn-warmus
Murder Noir music provided by Alibi Music Library.
= = = = =
(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =
Originally aired: June 07, 2024

CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/the-case-of-the-fatal-teacher-attraction-murdernoir/

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The story I'm about to tell you is one of the most tangled twisted cases I've ever had the misfortune working on.

0:14.3

It reads like something straight out of a Hollywood script, but sometimes reality has got a way

0:20.4

of outdoing fiction. Me? I'm a private investigator.

0:25.0

It all began on a cold January night in 1989.

0:31.0

The city had an icy chill that seemed to seep into your bones and the sky was a murky gray

0:37.3

threatening snow. That was the night I got the call that would drag me into the labyrinthine saga of Carolyn Warmus, a 25-year-old insurance heiress, was living the high life in the affluent

0:59.9

suburbs of New York. Born into a world of luxury, she was used to get in why she wanted.

1:06.0

And what she wanted this time was Paul Solomon, a fellow teacher at Greenville Elementary.

1:12.0

Solomon was 17 years her senior, a man with a

1:16.7

domineering presence and a reputation for being possessive. He was already

1:22.3

married to Betty Jean, a woman to He was already married.

1:23.4

To Betty Jean, a woman described as quiet and reclusive, someone who gradually lost her

1:30.0

spark under Solomon's shadow.

1:33.6

The relationship between Warmus and Solomon was the kind of scandalous affair that would have

1:39.1

made the front page of any tabloid.

1:42.2

Solomon promised Warmus that he'd leave his wife as soon as their teenage

1:45.5

daughter Kristen graduated from high school. The patience isn't a virtue for a woman scorned, and Warmus wasn't willing to wait.

2:00.0

On the night of January 15th, 1989, Paul Solomon found his wife Betty Jean dead on the living

2:07.9

room floor of their home, shot nine times. Solomon had an alibi.

2:14.0

He claimed to have been out bowling, but his story quickly unraveled under questioning.

2:20.0

He eventually admitted he'd been with Warmus that night, having drinks and later more intimately in the car.

2:28.0

The revelation cast a dark shadow over Warmus, turning a scandalous affair into a murder investigation.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Darren Marlar, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Darren Marlar and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.