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Feb 2023
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Episode 433: Candy Mossler

Morbid Network | Wondery
About this episode

Candy Mossler was a wild woman. She'd always dreamed of a bold and glamorous life outside of the small town she came from. Little did she know she would spend a good portion of her adult life and afterlife in that spotlight- just for all the wrong reasons. After Candy discovered her husband murdered in their vacation home she and her nephew Melvin would find themselves on trial for his murder, and worse, their relationship as nephew and aunt would be revealed as much much more. 


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Associated Press. 1957. "New life open for youngsters after tragedy." Odessa American, February 5: 12.

—. 1964. "Mossler slaying probe goes deeper." Tampa Bay Times, July 10: 20.

Boston Globe. 1966. "State claims Candy is 'most guilty' in Mossler slaying." Boston Globe, March 2: 44.

Davis, Miller. 1964. "Millionaire banker slain on Key Biscayne." Miami News, June 30: 1.

Hollandsworth, Skip. 2021. "The Notorious Mrs. Mossler." Texas Monthly, December.

Jones, Victor O. 1966. "Is nation bored with Candy Mossler murder trial?" Boston Globe, February 18.

Miller, Gene. 1966. "Mossler witness tells of intimacy." Miami Herald, February 10: 1.

New York Times. 1964. "Banker in Miami stabbed to death." New York Times, July 1: 70.

Smith, Ron. 2021. No One is Perfect: The True Story Of Candace Mossler And America's Strangest Murder Trial. Houston, TX: Independent.

United Press International. 1976. "Candace Mossler Garrison dies, was tried in murder of husband." New York Times, October 27: 42.

—. 1964. "Letters tie widow, Powers." Orlando Evening Star, July 8: 38.

—. 1964. "Police hunt clues in banker's death." Orlando Evening Star, July 1: 3.



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