#152: Green widow-Mary Ellen Samuels, Brain-Acquired Savant Syndrome, and the Green Widow Cocktail

This week Deklan tells us about Mary Ellen Samuels who earned the nickname the “Green Widow.” She hired a hitman to kill her husband then wanted to tie off the loose ends of the hitman by hiring another. The nickname was given after a picture of her laying under thousands of dollars surfaced.Jane tells us about some magical powers of the brain. When some people have a brain injury, like a trauma or an acquired deficit, sometimes they develop incredible skills in another area. Some people have developed new skills in art, music, math or languages.We also drink the Green Widow cocktail.Want to contact us, find us on:Email: thebrutalandbizarre@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brutal_bizarre_boozy/ Facebook fan group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/bbbfans Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/brutalbizarreandboozy Podmoth Network:https://podmoth.network/ Sources:Brain injury law center, Wikipedia, Cleveland Clinic, ABC news, Babbel, LA times, https://www.brain-injury-law-center.com/blog/acquired-savant-syndrome, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome#, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/16799-temporal-lobe, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendrical_calculation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Cicoria, https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/teen-wakes-coma-speaking-fluent-german/story?id=10395859, https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/unlocking-the-brain-when-language-knowledge-cant-be-explained?utm_source=chatgpt.com, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-22-me-18609-story.html Promo:Getting Down and Wordyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-down-wordy/id1581316249 Like Mother Like Murderhttps://open.spotify.com/show/7Ez3PWJJoDXvxZDZQO67zY?si=2036608d0d2541ff