Wicked Women

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Hear Me Roar Nov 16, 2020

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When a spouse disappears, the partner is always first to suspect. But what about when the spouse has their fair share of enemies and unsavory hobbies? Don disappears, a rival goes over the top, and Carole seems to get a raw deal. Mystery and crazy make a good story. But what about the truth?

You Axed: Clementine Continued Nov 09, 2020

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Were the axe murders that rocked Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas the work of one deranged bloodthirsty individual? Or was it a group effort driven by dark forces and a mysterious macabre faith? In Episode One, we explored Clementine Barnabet, Louisiana’s Voodoo Axe Murderer, and discovered more questions than answers. In Episode Six: You Axed - Clementine Continued, we find more victims. And more questions. Was Clementine a murderer guided by dark forces? Or was there a copy cat killer crossing state lines?

Who's on the Barbie? Nov 06, 2020

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She slaughters animals for a living and covets her knife collection. Surely she’s just a regular “Sheila.” Katherine Knight, Australia’s first woman to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, gave Hannibal Lecter a run for his epicurean money.

A Witch by Any Other Name... Nov 04, 2020

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15th century BFFs, Margery Jourdemayne and Eleanor Cobham just wanted to conjure up some good social status, and maybe a baby or two, but nobody likes a social climber. And if you’re a woman in the 1400s, you must be practicing sorcery if you're getting any “boudoir triumphs.” Margery Jourdemayne and Eleanor Cobham got into some trouble with the Crown. One of them burned for it.

Czech it Out Nov 02, 2020

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What do you get when you take a fake teenager, a doctor, a cult, and two sisters? A twisted tale of torture, lies, and a woman who doesn’t deserve the title “Mom.” In a neighborhood in Brno, Czech Republic, atrocities so shocking were taking place that the Czech people fear they will never recover from the horrors. This is the Kuřim Case.

Join the Club Oct 31, 2020

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In 19th Century Britain, a lot of people were dying. And death was a big business. Unless you were the one who died. Don’t let your loved one end up on an anatomy school’s dissecting table, join a Burial Club… or 2, or 7. Meet the Black Widows of Liverpool. Card-carrying members of Burial Clubs.

Don't Axe Me Again Oct 29, 2020

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Before the New Orleans Axeman, there was another slayer brutally tormenting the Bayou: Clementine Barnabet. Guided by supernatural powers, she was on a mission to shed blood. Armed with Louisiana voodoo and her insatiable appetite for human sacrifices, she ripped through rural Southeast Louisiana. Who was Louisiana’s Voodoo Axe Murderer?

Introducing Wicked Women Oct 26, 2020

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Take a walk on the Wicked side. When it comes to true crime, men tend to get all of the glory. But there are some truly Wicked Women out there, and they have earned their place in history's deep pocket of notorious criminals: Voodoo Queens, black widows, DIY chemists, accused necromancers, and witches. Listen weekly to the stories of these Wicked Women. You'll never look at "Grandma" the same way again.

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