Location: A quiet, devout village in Kerala, India ( 2002–2016). 🇮🇳
Story:
Jolly Joseph was the picture of devotion,a church-going, smiling woman who told everyone she was a professor at NIT Calicut. For 14 years, she lived a double life: by day, pretending to go to work while visiting salons and meeting lovers; by night, serving poisoned meals to her own family. It started with her mother-in-law Annamma in 2002, then her father-in-law, her husband Roy, her lover's wife, and even a two-year-old child. Each died after eating food she prepared, their deaths blamed on heart attacks or "family issues." Jolly played the grieving daughter-in-law perfectly, weeping at each funeral. 🎭
Twist:
The unraveling began when her brother-in-law, living abroad, grew suspicious. Police discovered Jolly had never worked at NIT—her entire academic identity was forged. In a chilling grave-digging operation, six bodies were exhumed. Forensic tests found cyanide in their bones. Confronted, Jolly showed no remorse, smirking as she confessed to poisoning her family for money, freedom, and love. Arrested in 2019, she exposed not just a murder spree, but the terrifying ease with which trust can be weaponized,and how a smiling face can hide a heart full of poison. 🖤