Tillie Klimek was an excellent cook. Like many chefs, her chubby figure was a telltale sign of her culinary skills. But Tillie had one hang-up – She liked to murder those who annoyed her, especially her husbands, cousins, and even a dog.

Klimek would host dinner parties for her "select" groups of friends and relatives. The secret ingredient of her dishes was the rat poison, Rough on Rats. It was also rough on three of her husbands and 16 others.

After her arrest, she told the lieutenant before arriving at the police station, "The next one I cook for is you."

Story Copyright © 2023 by Michael DeFrancesco

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Predominant list of sources:

Casper Sunday Morning Tribune 3/11/1923 page 1

http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/wholesale-killer-of-husbands-cousins.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillie_Klimek