Kissing & Killing Cousins: Susie Newsome Lynch, Fritz Klenner, and the Bitter Blood Murders

When investigators link two very different sets of multiple murders, they uncover one disturbing connection. This connection reveals a bitter family feud, a vicious custody battle, and a relationship that may have pushed everyone involved past the point of no return. These are the Bitter Blood Murders.

Sources:

1. Bledsoe, Jerry. Bitter Blood. 1988.

2. Snapped: Killer Couples. 2013.

3. Find A Grave, Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

4. The Oldham Era, 2 Aug. 1984.

5. The Oldham Era, 10 Nov. 1983.

6. News and Record, 31 July 1985.

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