The seventh installment of Nanny Doss's murderous journey brings us to Samuel Doss, a man whose righteous façade conceals a suffocating rigidity that awakens long-buried trauma in his new bride.

After a brief courtship, Nanny marries Samuel, a 59-year-old Oklahoma state road inspector and Sunday preacher who neither drinks, smokes, nor gambles. Initially seeing him as the answer to her failed marriages, Nanny quickly discovers that Samuel's pious exterior masks a controlling personality reminiscent of her abusive father. Every aspect of daily life falls under Samuel's strict regulation – from when lights may be turned on to which chair she may sit in while reading.

When Nanny flees to Alabama after three months of marriage, Samuel responds not with genuine remorse but with calculated negotiation: adopt his lifestyle, and he'll share financial control. The parallels between Samuel and her father become impossible for Nanny to ignore, transforming this marriage into an opportunity for symbolic vengeance. The final breaking point arrives when Samuel discovers and condemns Nanny's beloved romance novels as sinful literature, stripping away her last source of joy and escape.

What follows is a methodical poisoning that lands Samuel in the hospital for 23 days before a seemingly miraculous recovery. Upon his return home, Nanny prepares a special homecoming meal complete with poisoned coffee – a final act that might have gone undetected if not for Dr. Schwalbein's professional curiosity leading to an autopsy that reveals lethal amounts of cyanide.

Join us for this haunting exploration of how childhood trauma, rigid control, and the dismissal of a woman's simple pleasures created the perfect psychological storm for murder. Subscribe now to hear the full story of Nanny Doss, whose grandmotherly appearance concealed one of America's most calculating female killers.

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