The Poisoner Who Never Confessed: Yiya Murano

Woman Walks Out of Prison and Appears on Television with Cakes: The Cyanide Deaths of Carmen del Giorgio, Nilda Gamba, and Lelia Formisano Buenos Aires, 1979. Three middle-class women die within weeks of each other, each certified as natural death. Then an autopsy reveals cyanide in the first victim's body. Two exhumations follow. All three contained the same poison. One person connected them all: a soft-spoken, charming woman who brought cakes on visits and managed their savings. This investigation explores how three deaths certified as cardiac failure became murders, yet the poisoning method was never established. We examine the doorman's testimony, the missing promissory notes, the psychiatric profile of a woman prosecutors called an intelligent psychopath-and the inexplicable gap between an acquittal in 1982 and a conviction in 1985, separated by three mysterious years. Victim: Carmen Zulema del Giorgio, Nilda Gamba, Lelia Formisano Date: February-March 1979 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Status: Convicted; Released 1993 - Cyanide found in all three bodies, yet the exact poisoning vector was never officially determined - Woman acquitted in 1982 despite three cyanide deaths and eyewitness testimony, then convicted in 1985 with unexplained new evidence - Doorman witnessed her leaving victim's apartment with papers and a jar on the day of the fatal fall - After release from prison, woman married, cooked in prison kitchen, and appeared on television holding cakes Yiya Murano, Buenos Aires 1979, cyanide poisoning, three victims, unsolved method, acquitted then convicted, Argentina military dictatorship, true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com . Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA. Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-6981245 © 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.