Female Criminals
334 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6.8K ratingsFrom callous killers to evil entrepreneurs, explore the psychology, motivations, and atrocities of female criminals. A Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Black Widows Series: Belle Gunness
June 30, 2020 07:01 - 13 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Belle Gunness, who murdered husbands, suitors, and even children for financial gain... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Blanche Taylor Moore
June 29, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune in every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’ll meet Blanche Taylor Moore, the middle-aged churchgoer convicted of poisoning her boyfriend in 1986... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Uloma Curry-Walker
June 28, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Uloma Curry-Walker, a woman from Cleveland, Ohio who hired hitmen to kill her firefighter husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Lynn Turner
June 27, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Lynn Turner. She lost both her husbands to a mysterious, debilitating sickness... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Martha Needle
June 26, 2020 07:01 - 11 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. 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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Susan Lee Russo
June 25, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Susan Lee Russo. This wife and mother of two manipulated two men into shooting her husband so she could collect a sizable payout... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“The Excedrin Killer” Pt. 2: Stella Nickell
June 24, 2020 07:01 - 44 minutesAfter murdering her husband, 42-year-old Stella Nickell tried to cover her tracks by poisoning more Excedrin pills. This led to the death of a second victim, finally putting Stella smack dab on the police’s radar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Tillie Klimek
June 23, 2020 07:01 - 10 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Tillie Klimek. In addition to murdering three husbands, Tillie is also believed to have killed acquaintances, a couple relatives, and one or two puppies... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Black Widows Series: Margaret Rudin
June 22, 2020 07:01 - 10 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune in every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’ll meet Margaret Rudin, the antiques dealer accused of shooting and killing her husband in December 1994... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Sharon Nelson
June 21, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. 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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Louisa Collins
June 20, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. 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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Black Widows Series: Betty Neumar
June 19, 2020 07:01 - 10 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Betty Neumar. While she was never officially convicted of any murders, the marital mayhem that followed her for fifty years has led some to call her the Black Widow Granny... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
Black Widows Series: Catherine and Margaret Flannagan
June 18, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’ll meet the “Black Widows of Liverpool,” a pair of sisters who poisoned lodgers and family members to collect insurance money... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“The Excedrin Killer” Pt. 1: Stella Nickell
June 17, 2020 07:01 - 47 minutesBy 1986, 42-year-old Stella Nickell was over her marriage to Bruce. She saw her husband as a boring drunk who was bad in bed. But instead of divorcing Bruce, Stella opted for something much more sinister. She decided to slip a little something extra into his Excedrin pills... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Denise William
June 16, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’ll meet Denise Williams—a Florida wife turned murder conspirator. On December 6th, 2000, she colluded with her secret lover to bump off her husband during a fishing trip... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Black Widows Series: Nannie Doss
June 15, 2020 07:01 - 10 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune in every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Nannie Doss. Dubbed the “Giggling Granny” or the “Lonely Hearts Killer,” Nannie was a jovial Southern grandmother who’d been widowed four times over. But after her fifth groom dropped dead, the real cause would be...
Black Widows Series: Griselda Blanco
June 14, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Griselda Blanco, the “Black Widow of Columbia.” Though you might know her under a different moniker: The Cocaine Godmother... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Patricia Dagorn
June 13, 2020 07:01 - 10 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Patricia Dagorn. Known as the “Black Widow of the Riviera,” Dagorn targeted older men through manipulation and sexual favors, creeping her way into their lives, and often, their wills... Learn more about your ad choi...
Black Widows Series: Lyda Southard
June 12, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Lyda Southard, also known as Lyda Trueblood, a serial widow who used illness to disguise her crimes... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Introducing SOLVED MURDERS: TRUE CRIME MYSTERIES, A Parcast Original Series!
June 11, 2020 07:05 - 14 minutesTo commemorate its fourth anniversary, Parcast and the team behind Unsolved Murders are taking a closer look at what it takes to catch a killer. In the new series Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries, you'll follow the clues and uncover the missing pieces to some of history's most gripping cases. Every Wednesday, join hosts Carter and Wenndy as they explore the days, months, and even years leading up to a killer being caught. Each episode plays out like a classic murder mystery—where the fina...
Black Widows Series: Stacey Castor
June 11, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Stacey Castor. She appeared to be a resilient single mother, grieving the death of not one but two husbands. But when one detective suspected foul play in the death of David Castor, her poisonous true nature finally ...
“The Bermondsey Horror” Pt. 2: Marie Manning
June 10, 2020 07:01 - 46 minutesAfter murdering Patrick O'Connor in 1849, Marie and Frederick Manning split up so they could more effectively evade the authorities. While Frederick fled to the Channel Islands, Marie ran to Scotland. However, though they initially tripped up the cops, the couple's luck would soon run out... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Elfriede Blauensteiner
June 09, 2020 07:01 - 7 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Elfriede Blauensteiner. Dubbed “Austria’s Black Widow,” Blauensteiner is believed to have killed over ten people with poison... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Mary Ann Cotton
June 08, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune in every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Mary Ann Cotton, who repeatedly married and then killed her family, collecting their insurance money... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Betty Lou Beets
June 07, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Betty Lou Beets. Betty was dubbed a “Black Widow” when police uncovered her fourth and fifth husbands’ dead bodies buried side by side... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Melissa Ann Shepard
June 06, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Melissa Ann Shepard, otherwise known as the “Internet Black Widow.” Using an online dating profile, she lured multiple men into her web. Once they were trapped, Melissa made sure they couldn’t escape... Learn more ab...
Black Widows Series: Judy Buenoano
June 05, 2020 07:01 - 10 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Judy Buenoano. She earned the nickname the “Black Widow” after murdering a number of boyfriends and close family members to cash in on their life insurance... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Black Widows Series: Chisako Kakehi
June 04, 2020 07:01 - 8 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Chisako Kakehi, also known as “The Poison Lady.” For at least 10 years, Kakehi targeted wealthy older men. After winning their affection, she poisoned them and collected their life insurance... Learn more about your ...
“The Bermondsey Horror” Pt. 1: Marie Manning
June 03, 2020 07:01 - 42 minutesIn the summer of 1849, 28-year-old Marie Manning invited her boyfriend, Patrick O'Connor, over for dinner. Unbeknownst to him, Marie was nursing a grudge. She believed that Patrick had cheated her out of money. So while Patrick expected food and merriment, the only thing on Marie's menu...was murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Narcy Novack
June 02, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Narcy Novack. In 2009, her marriage to Florida millionaire Ben Novack Jr. ended in what most people would label a tragedy… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Black Widows Series: Mary Elizabeth Wilson
June 01, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutesThis episode is part of our “Black Widows” series, where we detail how these female criminals lured their prey, and why they chose to kill. Tune in every day this month for a new episode! Regular Female Criminals episodes will continue to run every Wednesday. Today, we’re discussing Mary Elizabeth Wilson. Dubbed the “Merry Widow of Windy Nook,” Mary’s lovers had a strange habit of suddenly dropping dead... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Female Criminals Bites: Torture
May 29, 2020 07:01 - 21 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. Today we’re discussing cases in which a criminal tortured their victim. What would compel someone to torture another person, and what are the lasting effects on a victim who was tortured? Clips featured: Female Criminals: Gertrude Banisewski Pt. 1, Serial Killers: David Parker Ray Pt. ...
“Something Went Very Wrong” Pt. 2: Susan Smith
May 27, 2020 07:01 - 46 minutesIn October of 1994, Susan Smith, committed the unthinkable: she drove her car into a South Carolina lake, with her two young sons trapped inside. But rather than turn herself in for their murders, Susan invented the story of a carjacking that sent police and reporters on a wild goose chase for an unidentified man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Female Criminals Bites: Wealthy Criminals
May 22, 2020 07:01 - 21 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. Today we’ll focus on wealthy criminals. We’ll discuss what leads high-status individuals to commit crimes, as well as the consequences they face once captured. Clips featured: Kingpins: Pablo Escobar Pt. 1, Con Artists: Bernie Madoff Pt. 1, Female Criminals: Leona Helmsley Pt. 2 Learn...
“Something Went Very Wrong” Pt. 1: Susan Smith
May 20, 2020 07:01 - 46 minutesIn October of 1994, Susan Smith drove her car into a South Carolina Lake as her boys slept in their carseats. Troubling signs point back to the 23-year old mother of two’s traumatic childhood, tumultuous relationships with men, and an infamous letter which would ultimately push her to commit the unthinkable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Female Criminals Bites: Revenge Killings
May 15, 2020 07:01 - 19 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. What makes someone so vengeful, they’re willing to take a human life? Using clips from across the Parcast Network, we’ll search for clues by taking a closer look at some of history’s most infamous revenge killings. Clips featured: Crimes of Passion: Marty and Michelle Theer Pt. 1, Fema...
“The Cheerleader Mom” Pt. 2: Wanda Holloway
May 13, 2020 07:01 - 49 minutesWhen her daughter failed to make the cheerleading squad on her first try, Texas mother Wanda Holloway knew there was always next year. But by 1991, it seemed pretty clear—some things are worth killing for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Female Criminals Bites: Dead Political Figures
May 08, 2020 07:01 - 20 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. Today we’re discussing the deaths of American political figures. Whether their demise came at the hands of an assassin, or a political rival, the loss of each of these leaders left an indelible impact on U.S. history. Clips featured: Political Scandals: Election of 1800, Assassinations...
“The Cheerleader Mom” Pt. 1: Wanda Holloway
May 06, 2020 07:01 - 42 minutesIn the small, industrial town of Channelview, Texas, everyone was content with what they had—except Wanda Holloway. She had grown up with a strict religious father, and strove to be better than those around her by any means necessary. So in 1991, she hatched a plot to have the mother of her teenage daughter’s cheerleading rival killed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Female Criminals Bites: First Murders
May 01, 2020 07:01 - 18 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. Today we’re discussing serial killers’ first murders. What did the murders look like and how does a killer’s modus operandi change after their first slaying? We'll hear clips from our shows across the Parcast Network, and dive deeper into their minds and methods. Clips featured: Clips ...
“The Temperance Movement” Pt. 2: Carry Nation
April 29, 2020 07:01 - 48 minutesIn the early 1900s, Carry Nation decided to take her temperance fight national. She traveled from state to state smashing up saloons with her trusty hatchet. However, as Carry escalated her radical behavior, her critics began thinking up even more dire ways to stop her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sneak Peek: DAILY QUOTE, A Parcast Original Series!
April 26, 2020 07:01 - 3 minutesWhether you’re jumpstarting the morning, searching for that midday pick-me-up, or trying to finish the evening off strong… Daily Quote offers some of history’s most inspirational quotes whenever you need them—365 days a year. In this 2-3 minute podcast, you’ll be given a quote that will motivate, uplift, and renew your outlook on life. You’ll also dive deeper into the context surrounding the quote—learning more about its origin and the meaning behind it. Enjoy this sneak peek of Daily Quote ...
Female Criminals Bites: Clues Left Behind
April 24, 2020 07:01 - 20 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. Today we’re discussing the clues that criminals left behind and the ways in which the police used them to hunt down their suspect. These clues could be biological, such as DNA or fingerprints; or physical, such as a piece of clothing fiber left at the scene. Some were merely overlooked ...
NEW: “The Temperance Movement” Pt. 1: Carry Nation
April 22, 2020 07:01 - 48 minutesWe are thrilled to bring you a brand new episode of Female Criminals today and for the foreseeable future. We thank you for your patience during this unprecedented time. In the mid-1800s, after her husband died from alcoholism, Kansas-native Carry Nation developed an interest in the temperance cause. By the end of the 19th century, Carry’s interest had transformed into radicalism, and an unstoppable rampage to destroy saloons and bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Female Criminals Bites: Murder M.O.s
April 17, 2020 07:01 - 20 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. Today we're discussing "M.O.s", or the "modus operandi" of murderers. We'll talk about the tactics killers use on their victims, and what those methods say about their psyches. Clips featured: Female Criminals: Marie Sukloff Pt. 2, Unsolved Murders/Kingpins: St. Valentine’s Day Massacr...
Crossover Week: Crimes of Passion (Michelle Carter Pt. 2)
April 15, 2020 07:05 - 41 minutesIf you enjoy the true stories told in Female Criminals, check out this episode from our series Crimes of Passion: Although she initially seemed eager to help her boyfriend Conrad Roy move past his struggles with depression, in July of 2014 Michelle Carter’s reaction changed. After Conrad's death, text messages from his phone revealed a darker side to their relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Crossover Week: Crimes of Passion (Michelle Carter Pt. 1)
April 15, 2020 07:01 - 49 minutesIf you enjoy the true stories told in Female Criminals, check out this episode from our series Crimes of Passion: They began an online relationship in 2012. Over the course of the next two years, through thousands of texts and social media messages, Conrad Roy confided in Michelle Carter his struggles with depression and suicidal ideation. Their relationship would end in tragedy in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Female Criminals Bites: Indoctrination
April 10, 2020 07:01 - 21 minutesIn addition to new episodes of Female Criminals each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast. Today we’re exploring cases of indoctrination. We’ll discuss how cult leaders, secret societies, and kidnappers gain control of their victims and what makes individuals vulnerable to malicious manipulation. Clips featured: Cults: Alamo Christian Foundation Pt. 2, Secret Societies: The ...
Introducing SUPERNATURAL WITH ASHLEY FLOWERS, A Parcast Original Series!
April 09, 2020 07:01 - 15 minutesJoin Parcast and Crime Junkie’s Ashley Flowers as they dive deep into the strange and surreal to explain some of the world’s most bizarre true crime occurrences in the new series, Supernatural with Ashley Flowers. Every Wednesday, Ashley digs into a different mystifying crime—where the most fitting theory isn’t always the most conventional. Was there a special committee formed under President Truman to recover and investigate alien spacecraft? Sort through the details with Ashley and decide ...
“The Failed Assassin” Pt. 2: Sara Jane Moore
April 08, 2020 07:01 - 51 minutesAfter her attempt in 1975 to assassinate President Gerald Ford failed, Sara Jane Moore was incarcerated. Her contempt for authority ultimately resulted in Moore mounting an audacious prison escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices