In the 1940s she was a friend of sadistic murderer Neville Heath, although
she didn't know his real name. He invited her out to dinner a week after he
brutally murdered another woman. He walked her home and kissed her
goodnight. Weeks later, he murdered another woman. He was eventually
caught and hanged in England in 1946. Lister believed that her blonde hair
saved her life as both of Heath's victims were dark-haired.