Female Criminals

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“Taking Elizabeth Smart” Wanda Barzee Pt. 2 Apr 14, 2021

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After abducting Elizabeth Smart in 2002, Barzee and Mitchell — known to each other as Hephzibah and Immanuel — fashioned her into a sister-wife, systematically abusing her into submission. It would be nine months before Elizabeth was rescued by police in Utah.

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“Taking Elizabeth Smart” Wanda Barzee Pt. 1 Apr 07, 2021

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All Wanda Barzee wanted in life was for someone to take care of her, and in return she promised complete devotion. So when her paramour, self-styled prophet Brian David Mitchell, demanded she help him find a child bride, Wanda aided and abetted the kidnapping of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart.

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Femme Fatales Pt. 5: Mata Hari Mar 31, 2021

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She's perhaps the most famous femme fatale of the 20th century. And yet, Mata Hari's supposed crimes are shrouded in mystery. Who was this woman who captivated all of Europe? How did she become embroiled in the espionage of WWI? And who masterminded her ultimate fate?

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Femme Fatales Pt. 4: Shi Pei Pu Mar 24, 2021

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In espionage terms, honeytraps are the stuff of legend: a beautiful temptress so seductive that she can convince even the most cunning of men to reveal state secrets. But in the case of Shi Pei Pu and the affair known as M. Butterfly, seduction would turn to love, and a decades-long deception which would ultimately expose a very different kind of secret.

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Femme Fatales Pt. 3: KGB Sparrows Mar 17, 2021

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The beautiful Soviet seductress is a well-known figure of femme fatale lore. She's patriotic, irresistible, and deadly. But how much of that is true? Did the KGB really train women to seduce and kill men? Or were the "sparrows" just women desperate for a better life?

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Femme Fatales Pt. 2: Catherine de Medici and Her Flying Squadron Mar 10, 2021

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A cunning puppetmaster, Catherine de Medici is most vividly remembered as a one-time queen of France who dispatched beautiful women in her court to manipulate the men of France. Except… that’s not really the case. But hidden in the spectacular legends lie kernels of truth about Catherine and her Flying Squadron.

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Femme Fatales Pt. 1: WWII and Origins Mar 03, 2021

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The term "femme fatale" conjures up noir vixens whose sole purpose is to bring the story's male hero to his knees. But sometimes, women behaving badly are just getting things done the only way society will allow.

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“The Pizza Bomber Case” Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong Pt. 2 Feb 24, 2021

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In the aftermath of her elaborate bank-robbery-gone-wrong, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong had to resort to every tactic up her sleeve to avoid going to jail.

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“The Pizza Bomber Case” Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong Pt. 1 Feb 17, 2021

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Intelligent and unstable, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong always had a way with men. But they never seemed to live for long. Nobody connected her to their deaths — until she roped an innocent hostage into an elaborate bank heist, and forced him to wear a collar bomb.

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“Cut Like A Knife” Abe Sada Pt. 2 Feb 10, 2021

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In 1936, Abe Sada was so in love — and lust — she committed a gruesome crime. The case scandalized all of Japan. When she was finally caught, Abe was resolved to meet her fate. But then she was thrown a twist nobody saw coming.

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