Female Criminals
Female Criminals investigates the shocking cases of women who made headlines and uncovers the dark motives, hidden psychology, and jaw-dropping twists behind their crimes. Join Law&Crime's Elizabeth Millner in reexamining the complex and often misunderstood world of Female Criminals. Watch free, only on Spotify.
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“The Queen of Rum Row” Pt. 2 - Gertrude Lythgoe
Stories of her exploits on Rum Row in the early 1920s made Gertrude Lythgoe a tabloid darling.
45 min
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“The Queen of Rum Row” - Gertrude Lythgoe
During the early days of Prohibition in the 1920s, while most young women were focused on getting married and having a family, Gertrude Lythgoe was busy running her wholesale liquor empire in the Bahamas.
42 min
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“I Don’t Like Mondays” Pt. 2 - Brenda Spencer
On Monday, January 29th, 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer shot 350 rounds at a San Diego Elementary School from her front window.
47 min
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“I Don’t Like Mondays” - Brenda Spencer
Before Parkland, before Sandy Hook, was the 1979 mass shooting at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego.
33 min
255
“Symbionese Liberation Army” Pt. 2 - Patricia H...
After two months in captivity, Patricia Hearst sided with her kidnappers, the Symbionese Liberation Army.
42 min
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“Symbionese Liberation Army” - Patricia Hearst
In February of 1974, 19-year-old Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
36 min
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“The Queen of Mean” Pt. 2 - Leona Helmsley
She climbed to the top of New York City’s real estate scene by bullying and blackmailing, earning her the moniker "The Queen of Mean."
38 min
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“The Queen of Mean” - Leona Helmsley
Born in 1920 to poor, Jewish immigrants, Leona Helsley spent the first 30 years of her life doing whatever it took to rise above her humble origins.
38 min
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“Tokyo Rose” Pt. 2 - Iva Toguri
She was out of options and desperately searching for a way back to her home to America.
40 min
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“Tokyo Rose” - Iva Toguri
A Japanese American found herself stranded in Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, unable to return to the United States.
39 min
261
“Princess Die” Pt. 2 - Diane Downs
In 1983, she was accused of shooting her three children in a twisted attempt to prove her love to her boyfriend.
43 min
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“Princess Die” - Diane Downs
She was a mother from Oregon who felt like she never received the love she deserved.
42 min
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“Belle Starr” Pt. 2 - Myra Maybelle Shirley
Known for stealing from the rich, and giving to the poor, newspapers called her "The Bandit Queen."
41 min
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“Belle Starr” - Myra Maybelle Shirley
She grew up during the Civil War, supporting the Confederacy.
38 min
265
“Torture Mother” Pt. 2 - Gertrude Baniszewski
After months of torment and abuse in the summer of 1965, Sylvia Likens stopped fighting back.
44 min
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“Torture Mother” - Gertrude Baniszewski
In the summer of 1965 in Indiana, teenagers Sylvia and Jenny Likens were invited to stay in the home of their friend's mother, Gertrude Baniszewski.
43 min
267
“Flamingo” Pt. 2 - Virginia Hill
Mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was perhaps the only man Virginia Hill ever loved.
48 min
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“Flamingo” - Virginia Hill
By the time Virginia Hill was 30, her cutthroat mentality would land her at the top of the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
40 min
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“Mob Girl” Pt. 2 - Arlyne Brickman
Deep in debt to dangerous creditors, she had nowhere else to turn.
38 min
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“Mob Girl” - Arlyne Brickman
She served as a courier, sold drugs, and ran her own bookmaking operation.
43 min
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“Forty Whacks” Pt. 2 - Lizzie Borden
A small town is turned upside down by one of the biggest stories of 1893.
45 min
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"Forty Whacks" - Lizzie Borden
Was she capable of killing her father and stepmother?
41 min
273
“Moors Murderer” Pt. 2 - Myra Hindley
Between 1960 and 1964, numerous children began disappearing across Manchester, England.
44 min
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“Moors Murderer” - Myra Hindley
Myra Hindley would do anything for her boyfriend, Ian Brady.
41 min
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“Gangster Queen of Philadelphia” - Thelma Wright
Known for her extravagant fur coats, Thelma Wright used her drug money to keep up with appearances.
37 min