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The Housewife and the Hex
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On a steamy August morning in 1935, a Cleveland housewife walked into a neighborhood deli and shot the owner dead. She was convinced the woman was a witch who had placed a hex on her family. In this episode, 19 News reporter Jen Picciano unravels one of the city's most bizarre and chilling crimes — a murder rooted not in jealousy or greed, but in fear, superstition, and years of desperate suffering.

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April 8th, 2026, 08:36 pm

Dark Side of the Land

The Housewife and the Hex

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The Housewife and the Hex

Published April 8th, 2026, 08:36 pm

Description

On a steamy August morning in 1935, a Cleveland housewife walked into a neighborhood deli and shot the owner dead. She was convinced the woman was a witch who had placed a hex on her family. In this episode, 19 News reporter Jen Picciano unravels one of the city's most bizarre and chilling crimes — a murder rooted not in jealousy or greed, but in fear, superstition, and years of desperate suffering.

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Dark Side of the Land

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