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 Obsessive Fan” Pt. 2: Yolanda Saldívar
After an argument in a Days Inn Motel, Yolanda Saldívar shot her boss, beloved Tejana superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, in the back.
38 min
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“The Obsessive Fan” Pt. 1: Yolanda Saldívar
From the moment she saw Selena perform, loner and misfit Yolanda Saldívar was obsessed.
40 min
128
"The Killer Housewife" Pt. 2: Candy Montgomery
On the morning of Friday, June 13th, 1980, suburban housewife Candy Montgomery was confronted by the wife of her ex-lover.
44 min
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"The Killer Housewife" Pt. 1: Candy Montgomery
Pretty, perky, and careful to always mind her manners, Candy Montgomery was married with children before realizing she wanted more.
44 min
130
"The Mercedes Killer" Pt. 2: Clara Harris
With twin sons, a sprawling mansion, and a blossoming career, Clara Harris had it all—or so she thought.
43 min
131
"The Mercedes Killer" Pt. 1: Clara Harris
After pursuing a career that launched her from Colombia to America, Clara Harris met the man who would turn her world upside down.
37 min
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"The Hippie Skyjacker" Pt. 2: Cathy Kerkow
On June 2, 1972, 20-year old Cathy Kerkow drove to the airport with her boyfriend on a mission to hijack a plane.
41 min
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"The Hippie Skyjacker" Pt. 1: Cathy Kerkow
Before she hijacked a plane in 1972, Cathy Kerkow was simply a young woman from Oregon with a penchant for risk and scandal.
37 min
134
“The Yoga Store Slaying” Pt. 2: Brittany Norwood
When Brittany Norwood’s Lululemon coworker was found dead on March 12, 2011, police initially thought Brittany was a victim, too—of a store robbery gone wrong.
38 min
135
“The Yoga Store Slaying” Pt. 1: Brittany Norwood
Underneath her bubbly exterior, 28-year-old Brittany Norwood lived a secret life that involved thievery, deception, and sugar daddies.
35 min
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“The Cold Case Cover-Up” Pt. 2: Stephanie Lazarus
In February 1986, Stephanie Lazarus’ strange visits to her ex-lover’s new wife turned to deadly assault.
41 min
137
“The Cold Case Cover-Up” Pt. 1: Stephanie Lazarus
She spent the duration of her college years nurturing feelings for a man named John Ruetten.
36 min
138
“The Hollywood Madam” Pt. 2: Heidi Fleiss
In the early 1990s, after her mentor, Madam Alex, was thrown in jail, 26-year-old Heidi Fleiss had a decision to make: stay loyal to her former boss, or steal Madam Alex's client list and mount a career of her own.
39 min
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“The Hollywood Madam” Pt. 1: Heidi Fleiss
After a disastrous break-up with a rich older man in 1989, 22-year-old Heidi Fleiss wasn’t ready to give up the luxuries she's grown accustomed to.
37 min
140
Black Widows Series: Belle Gunness
Today, we’re discussing Belle Gunness, who murdered husbands, suitors, and even children for financial gain...
12 min
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Black Widows Series: Blanche Taylor Moore
Today, we’ll meet Blanche Taylor Moore, the middle-aged churchgoer convicted of poisoning her boyfriend in 1986...
7 min
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Black Widows Series: Uloma Curry-Walker
Today, we’re discussing Uloma Curry-Walker, a woman from Cleveland, Ohio who hired hitmen to kill her firefighter husband.
7 min
143
Black Widows Series: Lynn Turner
Today, we’re discussing Lynn Turner. She lost both her husbands to a mysterious, debilitating sickness...
8 min
144
Black Widows Series: Martha Needle
Today, we’re discussing Martha Needle, who discovered early on in life that an arsenic product called “Rough on Rats!” also had a deadly effect on people...
9 min
145
Black Widows Series: Susan Lee Russo
Today, we’re discussing Susan Lee Russo.
7 min
146
“The Excedrin Killer” Pt. 2: Stella Nickell
After murdering her husband, 42-year-old Stella Nickell tried to cover her tracks by poisoning more Excedrin pills.
38 min
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Black Widows Series: Tillie Klimek
Today, we’re discussing Tillie Klimek.
9 min
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Black Widows Series: Margaret Rudin
Today, we’ll meet Margaret Rudin, the antiques dealer accused of shooting and killing her husband in December 1994...
9 min
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Black Widows Series: Sharon Nelson
Today, we’re discussing Sharon Nelson, a former pastor’s wife who raked in $400,000 in life insurance payments after the deaths of her second and third husbands...
7 min
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Black Widows Series: Louisa Collins
Today, we’re discussing Louisa Collins. In 1888, Collins was found guilty of murdering her second husband with rat poison. She’d previously stood trial for murder three times...
8 min