Sante Kimes
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Sante Kimes (born Sante Louise Singhrs on July 24, 1934) is an American woman who is infamous for the murder of Irene Silverman, a wealthy New York City socialite. Sante Kimes has also been convicted in California of killing David Kazdin. Her name is pronounced as "Shahn-Tay".
With her son Kenny, Sante Kimes perpetrated a scheme whereby she would assume Irene's identity and then appropriate ownership of Silverman's $7.5 million high-class boarding house. Both Sante and Kenny have been convicted of the crime despite the fact that Silverman's body was never found.
A made-for-TV movie, Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001), was made starring Mary Tyler Moore as Sante Kimes and Jean Stapleton as Silverman. In 2006, another television movie, A Little Thing Called Murder, was shown on the Lifetime television network, starring Judy Davis as Sante Kimes and Jonathan Jackson as Kenny. This version was seen to be more exaggerated then the previous one, though the actual facts and crimes are still kept intact.
Sante Kimes is currently serving a life sentence at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York. Both she and Kenny are also serving life terms after being convicted in California for the death of one of his father's business associates, David Kazdin. [1]
An autobiography by Sante's other son, Kent Walker, reveals many facts about his mother, her personality and her crimes from his point of view. His book, Son of a Grifter (ISBN 0-06-103169-0), was a national bestseller and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best Fact Crime book in 2002.
- [3] MOTHER AND SON MURDER TEAM: SANTE AND KENNY KIMES
