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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Sex, Drugs & Sly-Grog Pt. 3: Sydney’s Razor Wars
In the 1920s, Sydney’s criminal underworld found a new weapon of choice: razors.
44 min
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Sex, Drugs & Sly-Grog Pt. 2: Tilly Devine
From a young age, Tilly Devine had stars in her eyes. Born at the turn of the 20th century, she wanted to live a glamorous life. In her teens, she turned to sex work to achieve it. But if she learned her trade in London, she dominated it in Sydney.
36 min
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Sex, Drugs & Sly-Grog Pt. 1: Kate Leigh
In the 1920s and ‘30s, two crime bosses dominated Sydney’s criminal underworld. Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine were queens of vice, building their empires on alcohol, cocaine, and sex.
34 min
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Lisa Montgomery Pt. 2
In 2007, three years after Lisa Montgomery’s grisly crime, her trial began. What unfolded there, and in the decade following, put discussions of mental health, abuse, and the death penalty in the national spotlight.
35 min
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Lisa Montgomery Pt. 1
In a gruesome 2004 crime, Lisa Montgomery strangled 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett before cutting her unborn child out of her. Montgomery’s own past was itself a trove of horror and abuse.
39 min
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Best of 2021: Murder on Cielo Drive
As we look ahead to the new year, we want to take one last chance to say thank you for the year that was — and present our "Best of 2021"! Please enjoy this episode from our fan-favorite podcast, Solved Murders.
44 min
57
“The Christmas Rapture” from Cults
On Christmas Eve nearly seventy years ago, Dorothy Martin and the Seekers stood outside in Chicago and sang carols. They were waiting for a spacecraft that would shepherd them away from Earth — and the impending apocalypse.
38 min
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“The Escape Artist” Audrey Marie Hilley Pt. 2
By the end of 1979, Marie was facing a life behind bars. But before authorities could lock her up for good, she made a run for it. When she resurfaced, the escape artist had a new name, a new look… and a new con.
38 min
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“The Escape Artist” Audrey Marie Hilley Pt. 1
Ever since childhood, Audrey Marie Hilley loved being in command. But when she started losing control over her family, she turned to a bottle of arsenic… and poured it down their throats.
40 min
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“La Pistolera” Sharon Kinne
Kansas City, Missouri’s most infamous femme fatale is a woman dubbed “La Pistolera” by Mexican newspapers.
48 min
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Yoga Cults Pt. 3
In Japan, a yoga teacher named Shoko Asahara claimed he had special DNA, developed the battery-powered “Perfect Salvation System,” and directed his cult, Aum Shinrikyo, to carry out chemical attacks in Tokyo.
40 min
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Yoga Cults Pt. 2
Hosts Vanessa Richardson and Lanie Hobbs explore the story of Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally — the so-called king and queen of Diamond Mountain who used tantric yoga to lure hundreds to their Arizona desert retreat.
39 min
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Yoga Cults Pt. 1
How do quests for enlightenment get so sinister? In this three-part special from Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast, we’re looking at three stories of yoga gurus who were loved — then loathed — for their practices.
31 min
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“Lady Gucci” Patrizia Reggiani
After marrying the heir to the Gucci empire, Patrizia Reggiani was living the dream. Almost overnight, she became a jet-setting socialite, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous.
43 min
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“Flawless Forgeries” Lee Israel Pt. 2
In the early 1990s, erstwhile biographer Lee Israel was having the time of her life forging letters from long-dead celebrities. But when that particular scheme got too risky, she switched gears, and started making real money moves...
39 min
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“Flawless Forgeries” Lee Israel Pt. 1
When a sought-after biographer makes a costly misstep, she gets desperate enough to use her talents for more criminal exploits…
38 min
67
“The Savage Mistress” Delphine LaLaurie Pt. 2
One night in 1834, a fire swept through the LaLaurie mansion in New Orleans, drawing a crowd of worried onlookers. Until then, Delphine LaLaurie had been a queen of Creole society,
46 min
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“The Savage Mistress” Delphine LaLaurie Pt. 1
Delphine LaLaurie is a name synonymous with history's most twisted villains. But though there are countless embellished and horrific stories about the evils she carried out in her New Orleans mansion, few know the story before the legend...
41 min
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“The Yorkshire Witch” Mary Bateman Pt. 2
Mary Batemen had been playing people for fools for years. The problem was, too many of her dissatisfied customers stuck around to complain about her trickery. Her solution? Murder.
39 min
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“The Yorkshire Witch” Mary Bateman Pt. 1
Mary Bateman was an accomplished liar from a young age, and when she grew up, she started using that talent as a way of making money.
40 min
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“Behind the Machine Gun” Kathryn Kelly Pt. 2
In 1933, Kathryn took the FBI on a ride the likes of which no other criminal could ever match. So buckle up, listeners. This here’s about to be a wild one.
43 min
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“Behind the Machine Gun” Kathryn Kelly Pt. 1
Behind every great man, there's a great woman. Or so they say. But Kathryn Kelly was never that far behind her infamous mobster husband.
40 min
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“The ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Killer” Amy Archer-...
After years of getting away with murder at her aged care facility, Amy Archer-Gilligan didn’t realize how closely she was being watched.
41 min
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"The ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Killer” Amy Archer-...
Business leaders and industry innovators are typically held up as examples to emulate — seizing the chance to turn a profit whenever possible.
41 min
75
“Typhoid Mary” Mary Mallon Pt. 2
Confronted with her status as an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever, Mary Mallon was disbelieving and hostile.
37 min