One October afternoon in 1959, an apartment building owner in Allentown, Pennsylvania, noticed the unsettling smell of gas seeping into the hallways. As he traced it to one unit, he had no idea the heartbreaking discovery awaiting him inside…
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Sources:
The Rock Island Argus, 20 October, 1959 – “Widow Kills her Five Children”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 October, 1959 – “Slayer of 5 Sorry”
The Morning Call, 20 October, 1959 – “5 Children Found Dead in Apartment”
The Knoxville Journal, 21 October, 1959 – “Widow of Peruvian Diplomat”
The Morning Call, 21 October, 1959 – “Mrs. Urdanivia Threatens Continued Suicide Attempts”
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 October, 1959 – “Allentown Mother Arraigned”
The Morning News, 22 October, 1959 – “Killer of 5 Children”
The Times-Tribune, 22 October, 1959 – “5 Mom Slew Buried”
The Morning Call, 22 October, 1959 – “Mrs. Urdanivia Leaves prison”
The Morning Call, 23 October, 1959 – “1,100 Attend”
The Morning Call, 27 October, 1959 – “Mother Cooperative in Tests”
The Morning Call, 8 November, 1959 – “Mrs. Urdanivia Going to Face Hearing”
The Morning Call, 7 February, 1960 – “Tombstone Donated”
The Morning Call, 16 February, 1960 – “Court Gets Urdanivia Findings”
Public Opinion, 7 April, 1960 – “Court to Determine Degree of Murder”
Standard-Speaker, 7 April, 1960 – “Widow of Peruvian Diplomat”
The Morning Call, 7 April, 1960 – “Urdanivia Murder Trial Ends”
Standard-Speaker, 8 April, 1960 – “Mrs. Urdanivia is Sent to Home”
The Morning Call, 9 April, 1960 – “Widow Goes to Muncy Next Week”
The Morning Call, 23 March, 1960 – “Urdanivia Trial Listed”
The Morning Call, 29 March, 1960 – “Mrs. Urdanivia Held for Trial”
The Morning Call, 29 March, 1960 – “Mother Held for Court”
The Record American, 7 April, 1960 – “Woman on Trial”
Shamokin News-Dispatch, 8 April, 1960 – “Widow Sentenced”
The Morning Call, 25 July, 1967 – “Mrs. Urdanivia Paroled”
The Morning Call, 24 March, 1991 – “1959 Murders Unforgettable”
