Linda Pugach's guest appearances

Linda Pugach

Once Upon a Crime

Sispicion

The Freak Show

Melancholia: A True Crime Podcast

Spine chillers and Serial Killers

Daniel LaPlante

Kitty Genovese

Belle Gibson

Jamison Bachman

Mary Vincent

Patty Hearst

Mary Kay Letourneau

Katherine Knight

Ellen DeGeneres

Laci Peterson

Herb Baumeister

Jerry Lee Lewis

Lois Duncan

Andy Warhol

JonBenet Ramsey

OwlTail

In this episode I’ll share with you one of the craziest “love” stories you’ve ever heard - right in time for Valentine’s Day. Burt Pagach meets Linda Riss in 1957 and quickly becomes obsessed with her. When she breaks off the relationship he plots a despicable act for revenge. Resources: “Burt and Linda Pugach: The story behind Crazy Love”, Amy Turner for The Sunday Times, June 29, 2008. “CityPeople; A Sort of Love Story”, Mark Fass for The New York Times, March 21, 2004. Crazy Love (2007), Directed by Dan Klores and Fisher Stevens, Magnolia Pictures. Links: CrimeCon.com - Use discount code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your ticket!More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I’ll share with you one of the craziest “love” stories you’ve ever heard - right in time for Valentine’s Day. Burt Pagach meets Linda Riss in 1957 and quickly becomes obsessed with her. When she breaks off the relationship he plots a despicable act for revenge.  Resources: “Burt and Linda Pugach: The story behind Crazy Love”, Amy Turner for The Sunday Times, June 29, 2008.  “CityPeople; A Sort of Love Story”, Mark Fass for The New York Times, March 21, 2004.  Crazy Love (2007), Directed by Dan Klores and Fisher Stevens, Magnolia Pictures.  Links: <a href="http://CrimeCon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CrimeCon.com</a> - Use discount code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your ticket! More about the Show: Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: <a href="https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/OnceUponACrimePodcast</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Episode 231: Revenge Attacks: Burt and Linda Pugach

Love is blind. At least that was the case for Linda and Burt Pugash. In 1959, Linda Riss and Burton Pugash were having an affair until Linda broke it off. Burt retaliated by hiring 3 men to blind her with lye. You would think the story ends there...but after 14 years in prison Burt proposed to Linda, and she accepted. Listen in to hear how their messy 39-year marriage unfolded and the drama that came after their deaths.  This case is a medley of mistresses, blackmail, murder plots, and domestic violence.   Connections, Work/Life. “Vanderbilt Faculty &amp; Staff Health and Wellness.” Types of Abusive Relationships | Vanderbilt Faculty &amp; Staff Health and Wellness, www.vumc.org/health-wellness/news-resource-articles/types-abusive-relationships. DeGregory, Priscilla, and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon. “Wife of Gay Ex-NYPD Cop Sued for Allegedly Scamming Famed Lawyer's Estate out of $15M.” New York Post, New York Post, 10 Mar. 2021, nypost.com/2021/03/09/wife-of-gay-ex-nypd-cop-scammed-burt-pugach-estate-out-of-15m-lawsuit/. Editors, History. “Riot at Attica Prison.” History.com, A&amp;E Television Networks, 21 July 2010, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riot-at-attica-prison. Ferla, Ruth La. “What's Love Got to Do With It?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/fashion/27linda.html. Fox, Margalit. “Linda Riss Pugach, Whose Life Was Ripped From Headlines, Dies at 75.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Jan. 2013, www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/nyregion/linda-riss-pugach-whose-life-was-ripped-from-headlines-dies-at-75.html. Hays, Tom. “Man Who Blinded Wife Acquitted of Threatening to Kill Mistress.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 1 May 1997, apnews.com/article/dbeb5d0a5ebdd2ef83008147ce2b5a01. Ilnytzky, Ula. “Linda Pugach, Blinded in Infamous NYC Crime, Dies.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 24 Jan. 2013, www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/24/linda-pugach-blind-nyc/1860977/. Love, Norma. ABC News, ABC News Network, 11 May 2008, abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4828249&amp;page=1. Macdonald, Marianne. “Meet the Pugachs.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 5 Aug. 2007, www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/aug/05/familyandrelationships3. Miller-Monzon, John, et al. Crazy Love. Magnolia Pictures, 2007. Onishi, Norimitsu. “Two Tales of Soured Affairs of the Heart Intersect in a Courtroom in Queens.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1997, www.nytimes.com/1997/04/21/nyregion/two-tales-of-soured-affairs-of-the-heart-intersect-in-a-courtroom-in-queens.html. Raypole, Crystal. “Trauma Bonding: What It Is and How to Cope.” Edited by Marney A White, PHD, How to Recognize and Break Traumatic Bonds, Healthline, 2020, www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/trauma-bonding#causes. “Sodium Hydroxide.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 21 June 2019, www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/sodium-hydroxide/default.html. Tanner, Jeremy, and Mary Murphy. “Linda Pugach, Who Married the Man Who Blinded Her, Dies at 75.” PIX11, PIX11, 24 Jan. 2013, pix11.com/news/linda-pugach-who-married-the-man-who-blinded-her-dies-at-75/. Weiner, Allison Hope. “For Worse and for Better: Documenting an Obsession.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 23 Jan. 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/movies/23love.html. Woo, Elaine. “Linda Pugach Dies at 75; Disfigured by Lye, She Married Attacker.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2013, www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2013-jan-26-la-me-linda-pugach-20130127-story.html.  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melancholiapodcast/support

Love is blind. At least that was the case for Linda and Burt Pugash. In 1959, Linda Riss and Burton Pugash were having an affair until Linda broke it off. Burt retaliated by hiring 3 men to blind her with lye. You would think the story ends there...but after 14 years in prison Burt proposed to Linda, and she accepted. Listen in to hear how their messy 39-year marriage unfolded and the drama that came after their deaths.  This case is a medley of mistresses, blackmail, murder plots, and domestic violence.  Connections, Work/Life. “Vanderbilt Faculty &amp; Staff Health and Wellness.” Types of Abusive Relationships | Vanderbilt Faculty &amp; Staff Health and Wellness, <a href="http://www.vumc.org/health-wellness/news-resource-articles/types-abusive-relationships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.vumc.org/health-wellness/news-resource-articles/types-abusive-relationships</a>. DeGregory, Priscilla, and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon. “Wife of Gay Ex-NYPD Cop Sued for Allegedly Scamming Famed Lawyer's Estate out of $15M.” New York Post, New York Post, 10 Mar. 2021, <a href="http://nypost.com/2021/03/09/wife-of-gay-ex-nypd-cop-scammed-burt-pugach-estate-out-of-15m-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nypost.com/2021/03/09/wife-of-gay-ex-nypd-cop-scammed-burt-pugach-estate-out-of-15m-lawsuit/</a>. Editors, History. “Riot at Attica Prison.” <a href="http://History.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">History.com</a>, A&amp;E Television Networks, 21 July 2010, <a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riot-at-attica-prison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riot-at-attica-prison</a>. Ferla, Ruth La. “What's Love Got to Do With It?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 May 2007, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/fashion/27linda.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/fashion/27linda.html</a>. Fox, Margalit. “Linda Riss Pugach, Whose Life Was Ripped From Headlines, Dies at 75.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Jan. 2013, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/nyregion/linda-riss-pugach-whose-life-was-ripped-from-headlines-dies-at-75.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/nyregion/linda-riss-pugach-whose-life-was-ripped-from-headlines-dies-at-75.html</a>. Hays, Tom. “Man Who Blinded Wife Acquitted of Threatening to Kill Mistress.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 1 May 1997, <a href="http://apnews.com/article/dbeb5d0a5ebdd2ef83008147ce2b5a01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">apnews.com/article/dbeb5d0a5ebdd2ef83008147ce2b5a01</a>. Ilnytzky, Ula. “Linda Pugach, Blinded in Infamous NYC Crime, Dies.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 24 Jan. 2013, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/24/linda-pugach-blind-nyc/1860977/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/24/linda-pugach-blind-nyc/1860977/</a>. Love, Norma. ABC News, ABC News Network, 11 May 2008, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4828249&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4828249&amp;page=1</a>. Macdonald, Marianne. “Meet the Pugachs.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 5 Aug. 2007, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/aug/05/familyandrelationships3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/aug/05/familyandrelationships3</a>. Miller-Monzon, John, et al. Crazy Love. Magnolia Pictures, 2007. Onishi, Norimitsu. “Two Tales of Soured Affairs of the Heart Intersect in a Courtroom in Queens.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1997, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/21/nyregion/two-tales-of-soured-affairs-of-the-heart-intersect-in-a-courtroom-in-queens.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/1997/04/21/nyregion/two-tales-of-soured-affairs-of-the-heart-intersect-in-a-courtroom-in-queens.html</a>. Raypole, Crystal. “Trauma Bonding: What It Is and How to Cope.” Edited by Marney A White, PHD, How to Recognize and Break Traumatic Bonds, Healthline, 2020, <a href="http://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/trauma-bonding#causes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/trauma-bonding#causes</a>. “Sodium Hydroxide.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 21 June 2019, <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/sodium-hydroxide/default.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/sodium-hydroxide/default.html</a>. Tanner, Jeremy, and Mary Murphy. “Linda Pugach, Who Married the Man Who Blinded Her, Dies at 75.” PIX11, PIX11, 24 Jan. 2013, <a href="http://pix11.com/news/linda-pugach-who-married-the-man-who-blinded-her-dies-at-75/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pix11.com/news/linda-pugach-who-married-the-man-who-blinded-her-dies-at-75/</a>. Weiner, Allison Hope. “For Worse and for Better: Documenting an Obsession.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 23 Jan. 2007, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/movies/23love.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/movies/23love.html</a>. Woo, Elaine. “Linda Pugach Dies at 75; Disfigured by Lye, She Married Attacker.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2013, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2013-jan-26-la-me-linda-pugach-20130127-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2013-jan-26-la-me-linda-pugach-20130127-story.html</a>. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/melancholiapodcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/melancholiapodcast/support</a>

Blinded by Love: Burt and Linda Pugach

Sometimes, unfortunately, love does conquer all. That's what Megan teaches us in this delightful, devastating episode. Thankfully, Lauren lightens the mood with some horrifying too-close-to-home Mothman sightings. Enjoy! 

Sometimes, unfortunately, love does conquer all. That's what Megan teaches us in this delightful, devastating episode. Thankfully, Lauren lightens the mood with some horrifying too-close-to-home Mothman sightings. Enjoy!

Linda Pugach & The Mothman