A Murderess Affair

Historical True Crime Podcast: The Infamous Women of History

Lover, Stalker, Killer | A Deadly Love Triangle 03/11/2024

Lover, Stalker, Killer | A Deadly Love Triangle Hello, and welcome to A Murderess Affair. My name is Gabrielle and this is the podcast where I talk about women in history known for mayhem and murder. This week I was inspired by the Netflix documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer and immediately fell down the rabbit hole of this case. If you know this story, then you know who our woman of the week is, but for those of you guys who don’t-the best way I can retell this is following a similar format along what they did with Lover Stalker Killer because the reality of this actually happening is actually stranger than fiction Helpful Links: /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/30330688

Manuela Sáenz | The Liberator of Liberators 02/12/2024

Manuela Sáenz | The Liberator of Liberators Today we're talking about Manuela Sáenz, a political activist who helped to lead Simón Bolivar's vision of a Gran Columbia. She was notable for stopping multiple assassination attempts against him, becoming a spymaster of information, and also carrying a mustache around of her dead enemy? Sources: /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/29901548

Gypsy Rose Blanchard 01/29/2024

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Alright everyone, we're talking about Gypsy Rose Blanchard today. I know, she's been dominating news cycles since she was released, but I couldn't not talk about her! Also I'm sorry about the terrible audio quality in the beginning, literally took me forever to get it to be semi-worth listening. If it's too much skip to like around 3 mins and it should get better from there! Let me know what you think of this episode! You can find me at frumiousreads on twitter, tumblr, facebook, instagram, basically any and all social media! EDIT: 2/6/24 OH MY GOD THE STUPID AUDIO FILE DIDN'T UPLOAD i am screaming. here is the audio. i apologize everyone. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/29688073

Chandler House of Horrors: April McLaughlin Animal Hoarding 10/20/2023

Chandler House of Horrors: April McLaughlin Animal Hoarding This past Friday was also National Haunted House day, which worked out perfectly as it also inspired our latest episode. Now, this is one that is actually local to where I am in Arizona, and I heard about it from a friend and knew immediately that this is something I needed to talk about. So, guys, gals, and nonbinary pals, let’s talk about the Chandler, AZ House of Horrors, aka April McLaughlin /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/28379135

LIVE from Scaredycon! Women in Horror and the Real Life Stories Behind Them! 09/16/2023

LIVE from Scaredycon! Women in Horror and the Real Life Stories Behind Them! The first! Ever! Live! Episode! Thank you so much to everyone who came out and made Scaredycon so much fun to be at, a million thanks to Taproom-120 for hosting, ScaredyCast and everyone else for putting this together. I had a great time being part of it and 100000% can't wait for the next one. In this episode we talk about women from horror movies who's stories were inspired by real life events. First off is the movie The Orphan, and her real life counterpart Barbara Skrlova (have you guys heard about this one? A lot of people know it’s based on a real story but don’t know the story itself so I thought this would be an interesting one to do.) Then, leaning into the more spooky things, we’ve got Veronica a 2017 supernatural horror film loosely based on the 1991 Vallecas case when Estafania Gutierrez Lazaro mysteriously died after using a ouija board. Let's get spooky. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/28027764

The Phantom of Heilbronn and Margaret Sweeney 09/05/2023

The Phantom of Heilbronn and Margaret Sweeney Hello and welcome to A Murderess Affair, the podcast about women in history known for mayhem and murder. This week, we’re talking about a woman who recently made the news and then also a woman who caused a lot of mystery and chaos to many investigators-The Phantom of Heilbronn. There’s actually a little bit of a theme, without giving too much away. Listen to the podcast here: Follow me on social media: : : /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/27941295

Hitman for Hire: Jazmin Paez and Wendy Lynn Wein 08/15/2023

Hitman for Hire: Jazmin Paez and Wendy Lynn Wein Today we’re talking about not one, but two different women. Yes, it is a double episode today, of sorts. And the reason is because I went down a rabbit hole, as I tend to do, and I was originally going to just talk about one woman this happened to, but apparently it has happened to at least two within the past year. Now, there’s a website, which I’m not going to name directly but I promise it exists, that falsely advertises hitmen for hire. Something that started as a joke according to the “About” section, and yet has now been used multiple times to find people who actually want to hire someone to murder others. The website reports these claims to police, and it leads to them catching the would-be murderer. It’s all very Tiger King of them. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/27762771

Tilly Devine: ‘Queen of Woolloomooloo’ 07/17/2023

Tilly Devine: ‘Queen of Woolloomooloo’ Hello and welcome to A Murderess Affair, my name is Gabrielle and this is the podcast where we talk about women in history known for mayhem and murder. We’re continuing a theme of sorts, by talking about a woman who was mentioned last week as the arch-enemy of Kate Leigh. Any guesses? Tilly Devine, that’s who. Born Matilda Mary Twiss in September 1900, she was involved in a wide range of criminal activities. Sly grog, razor gangs, and prostitution just to name a few. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/27491280

Kate Leigh: Australia's "Queen of the Underworld" 06/23/2023

Kate Leigh: Australia's "Queen of the Underworld" Hello everyone! Welcome back to A Murderess Affair. It's been a while friends but I am SO EXCITED to be back and making episodes again. This week we're talking about Kate Leigh, Australia's Queen of the Underworld, and her rise to power. She also had a vicious and bloody history in Australia's Razor Gang War against fellow Australian kingpin Tillie Devine, and that's something that we're actually going to cover in next week's episode! If you're interested, make sure you follow the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts, and can't wait to hear what you think of this week's episode. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/27246543

Riina: The Ghostbuster of Melanasia 10/21/2022

Riina: The Ghostbuster of Melanasia Let’s talk about the legend of Riina- called Melanasia’s female ghostbuster. She is known as the legendary leader of Pacific warriors who, when cannibalistic ghosts kidnapped two women from the Solomon Islands, rose to the cause and was able to rescue them. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/24763173

Onake Obavva AND Kaitlin Armstrong Updates 09/01/2022

Onake Obavva AND Kaitlin Armstrong Updates This week we're talking about "Onake" Obavva, a South Indian woman who took on an army by herself in the late 1700s, smashing men over the head with a club as they tried to sneak one by one into her town. This is a story you won't want to miss. Let's also talk about the Kaitlin Armstrong updates! Finally caught after 43 days on the run, here's what we know so far. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/24236097

Annie Dookhan | The Corrupt Chemist 08/04/2022

Annie Dookhan | The Corrupt Chemist Annie Dookhan is a convicted felon who pled guilty to falsifying evidence that affected up to 34,000 cases in the state of Massachusetts. She worked as a chemist for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drug Abuse Laboratory. She was recently the subject of a Netflix series How to Fix a Drug Scandal and I highly recommend watching it if you haven't already /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/23955492

The Janes Collective | How Women of the 1960's-70's fought anti-abortion laws. 06/26/2022

The Janes Collective | How Women of the 1960's-70's fought anti-abortion laws. In the wake of the Roe v Wade decision, it is easy to feel hopeless, and angry. I wanted to make an episode that talked about the women who came before us, and how they fought against a system that was determined to deny them their basic human rights and access to healthcare. Today we're going to talk about the Jane Collective, the women who came before us who helped women in need obtain abortion and healthcare at a time where they could be tried for felony murder. About the recent Supreme Court decision, founder Heather Booth said, "It's certainly against the promise of this country and against freedoms that we've worked so hard for. but we can make a difference and we can make a future...we need to turn our anger into action. because it's when we stay hopeless and helpless that we become victims. We are not victims, we are the hero of our story." /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/23539718

Currently Wanted | Kaitlin Armstrong 06/14/2022

Currently Wanted | Kaitlin Armstrong This week we're talking about current fugitive Kaitlin Armstrong, wanted in connection to the murder of Moriah "Mo" Wilson. Armstrong was last on surveillance footage at the Newark International Airport. US Marshals are currently offering $5,000 for any information in connection to her arrest. Support the Wilson Family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/moriah-wilson-fund This week I also had the pleasure of talking to @FanbaseWeekly and @refallisonleigh to discuss the latest in news! This was so much fun to do and an absolute blast to be on! Check out the full episode here: https://tinyurl.com/fanbaseweekly /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/23429948

Keumalahayati | The Admiral of the Modern Age 05/25/2022

Keumalahayati | The Admiral of the Modern Age This week we’re talking about Keumalahayati-one of the first female admirals of the navy in what would be modern day Sumatra, Indonesia. She is also known as Malahayati, and led an entirely female armada made up of women who’d been widowed. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/23219177

MINISODE #1| The Jade Benning Case 05/11/2022

MINISODE #1| The Jade Benning Case This is a mini episode release because there is a currently breaking case! Jade Benning has been arrested on suspicion of a murder that was committed 26 years ago. Let's talk about what we know so far. Check back on Friday for a full length episode! /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/23080586

Wu Zetian | The Only Female Empress 05/04/2022

Wu Zetian | The Only Female Empress Let's talk about Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhao, the only legitimate soverign female emperor to rule in Chinese history. Her story is full of controversy, and to dig through it is to untwist the many truths and lies that are found there. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/23006756

The Mirabal Sisters | Las Mariposas 04/28/2022

The Mirabal Sisters | Las Mariposas In the 1950's the Dominican Republic was trapped in the cruel regime of Rafael Trujillo. It wasn't until three sisters both literally and figuratively slapped him in the face that the nation was able to turn against Trujillo's regime. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/22937267

Elena Skordelli | The Media Murder 04/13/2022

Elena Skordelli | The Media Murder Today we’re taking a little trip to the Republic of Cyprus, an island nation south of Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea, in order to talk about Elena Skordelli. She was a television presenter who in 2010 was accused alongside her brother and another accomplice for murdering the CEO of Sigma TV, a company that Elena had recently been fired from. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/22784084

Stephanie St. Clair | Queen of Harlem 02/10/2022

Stephanie St. Clair | Queen of Harlem Hello and welcome to A Murderess Affair. It’s black history month and to celebrate we’re talking about Stephanie St. Clair, who battled hardcore mobsters, police-both corrupt and not, and other gangsters who tried to take over the piece of New York she’d carved out for herself and taken control of. She’s probably one of the most badass women in history and I’ve been really looking forward to covering her story. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/22095851

Fredegund| The Assassin Queen 01/25/2022

Fredegund| The Assassin Queen Today we’re talking about Fredegund the Assassin Queen-probably one of the most hysterically evil people I’ve had the fortune of reading about. In a nutshell, Fredegund was the epitome of every evil mistress or wife. A consort who gained the affection of a king, she either killed or hired someone to kill any who may get in the way of her and later, her son's reign. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/21884273

Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime 01/04/2022

Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime Let's talk about Elize Matsunaga, who made headlines in Brazil when she killed her millionaire husband Marcos Matsunaga, dismembered his body, and disposed of the body parts in an abandoned wooded area outside São Paulo. Her story has recently been featured in Netflix's most recent true crime docuseries called Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/21669254

Charlotte Badger: Convict, Pirate...or none of the above? 12/11/2021

Charlotte Badger: Convict, Pirate...or none of the above? In this episode, we talk about Charlotte Badger and the mysterious, if oftentimes exaggerated, mark that she left on history. Rumored to be one of Australia's first pirates, a convict on the run, Charlotte Badger definitely has a story that you want to hear. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/21453281

Omaima Nelson: The Cannibal 12/03/2021

Omaima Nelson: The Cannibal Ick ick ick ick ick okay guys this one is a gross one today, like even I was hesitant about covering this one because it’s really messed up so consider this your overall warning about Omaima Nelson and how she murdered her husband. She is most commonly compared to Hannibal Lector and Jeffrey Dahmer, some of the most famous cannibals out there so just know that’s where we’re going today. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/21374447

Linda and Charlotte Mulhall | The Scissor Sisters 11/14/2021

Linda and Charlotte Mulhall | The Scissor Sisters Our story this week takes us to Ireland, and we’re not just talking about one murderess, but two. Sisters, who murdered their mother’s abusive boyfriend and became internationally known as the Scissor Sisters. Their names are Linda and Charlotte Mulhall, from Dublin, Ireland. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/21153620

Shayna Hubers | Halloween Trope Bingo 10/23/2021

Shayna Hubers | Halloween Trope Bingo Today, we’re talking about Shayna Hubers, who I heard about in this wonderful book called Porn and Murder. This is an actual book that I own on my kindle account. Shayna was convicted of murdering her on again/off again boyfriend Ryan Poston in 2012. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/20915159

A Halloween Affair: Guen Aguilar 10/15/2021

A Halloween Affair: Guen Aguilar It’s October aka the best month of the year and it’s time to get spooky! Or, at least more spooky than usual. This month, we’re going to be tying our women to the tropes we find most often in horror movies. Our first murderess? A woman who strangled her best friend for around $2000. Her name was Guen Garlejo Aguilar and she murdered Jane Parangan La Puebla in the early 2000s. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/20833292

Sultan Razia | The Only Female Muslim Ruler of Delhi 09/08/2021

Sultan Razia | The Only Female Muslim Ruler of Delhi Razia Sultana, South Asia’s first female ruler. She was a sultan who broke across many barriers, first female ruler being only one of them. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/20410034

Olive Yang: Burma's Female Warlord. 08/18/2021

Olive Yang: Burma's Female Warlord. This week we're talking about Yang Kyin Hsiu, aka "Olive" Yang. She was royalty turned warlord, who’s CIA supplied army had opium delivery routes all across the golden triangle. She also helped fund public schools in rural areas and dated famous Burmese actress Wah Wah Win Shwe. You can see how she definitely caught my attention. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/20184449

The Doctor of the Wild West 08/03/2021

The Doctor of the Wild West This week, we’re talking about Marie Equi, a Wild West style of doctor who was devoted to provide care to those who were working class or poor. She was one of the first 60 women to be a physician in Oregon, and was the only female doctor from the Oregon team to help with the 1906 San Francisco earthquake disaster. /episode/index/show/amurderessaffair/id/20015144

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