Second husband of Virginia Hoffman, Sylvester "Bud" Rearden (36), died Sept. 8, 1974 at his home in Fairdale near Louisville, Kentucky. Although he died from cancer, many speculate that Virginia caused him to die earlier than he would have. "Virginia persuaded physicians that she was a nurse, fully qualified to inject various medicines. Hospital records document one incident where Bud received a double dose of powerful painkillers, but he managed to survive. The night he passed away, Virginia gave her children money for a night out on the town, and they returned to find him dead. She cleaned the body, waived an autopsy, and collected Bud's insurance when cancer was listed as the cause of death." [Joe, Serial Killer Central, Jul. 6, 2005]

Second husband of Virginia Hoffman, Sylvester "Bud" Rearden (36), died Sept. 8, 1974 at his home in Fairdale near Louisville, Kentucky. Although he died from cancer, many speculate that Virginia caused him to die earlier than he would have. "Virginia persuaded physicians that she was a nurse, fully qualified to inject various medicines. Hospital records document one incident where Bud received a double dose of powerful painkillers, but he managed to survive. The night he passed away, Virginia gave her children money for a night out on the town, and they returned to find him dead. She cleaned the body, waived an autopsy, and collected Bud's insurance when cancer was listed as the cause of death." [Joe, Serial Killer Central, Jul. 6, 2005]