Two suspicious house fires
Blanche's home was struck by two separate fires within months of each other in 1985–1986, both resulting in insurance payouts with no charges filed.
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Blanche Taylor Moore, The Oldest Woman on Death Row (Part 1)
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Jun 29, 2026
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Demotion, Transfer, and Robert Hutton
At 49:35 · chapter starts 45:00
When district manager Robert Hutton — young, good-looking, and described by Schutz as 'cartoonishly masculine' — concludes the Burlington Kroger has no future, the store closes. Blanche is demoted from head cashier to regular cashier in Greensboro; Raymond is moved to Martinsville, Virginia as assistant manager, then eventually promoted back to manager in Durham, North Carolina. By 1983, Blanche arranges a transfer to his store despite the hour-long commute each way, motivated by her desire to keep tabs on Raymond — and to get closer to Hutton, who has already come to her attention as sexually aggressive and irresistible to her. Meanwhile in the early 1980s, Raymond's marriage proposals are piling up and Blanche is declining every one, preferring their clandestine arrangement to commitment.
Two House Fires, One Convenient Pervert
Two separate fires at Blanche's home within months of each other, both yielding insurance payouts. The second time, a single candle was burning on the closet floor. Both times, she blamed an unseen pervert prowler she couldn't describe.
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