She's a Dangerous Woman // The Jolly Joseph Story
6/22/20269 min
Jolly Joseph is an Indian woman from Koodathayi, Kerala, who confessed to murdering six of her family members over a 14-year period between 2002 and 2016
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First 90 secondsRay William Johnson· Host0:00
So this woman didn't wanna get a real job, so she killed her whole family. Now, the woman's name is Jolly, and Jolly's around 25 when this story starts, and she's living in Kerala, India. And here's the thing about Jolly. She wants nice things in life, like a nice house and expensive jewelry, but she doesn't wanna work for it. Instead, she wants to marry into a rich family. And one day in 1997, she gets that opportunity because she links up with this guy that she knows. His name is Roy. And she and Roy, they hit it off, and they start chatting, and pretty quickly, they get into a long-distance relationship because he lives in a different district. And as the relationship progresses, Roy decides it's time to introduce Jolly to his family. But there's just one problem with that. Roy is from an educated and established family in the community, while Jolly comes from a family of farmers. She barely went to college, and she's worried that if Roy's family finds that out, that they won't accept her, so she lies to them. She tells Roy and his parents that she has not just a bachelor's degree, but a master's degree in commerce, and this actually works. Roy's family, they're all impressed, and they welcome her into the family. And now eventually, Roy and Jolly get married, and Jolly moves into Roy's family home. So now she's living with his whole family, but she's living the life that she's always wanted. Roy