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,…

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: https://worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/7…

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 sh…

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 Cha…

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…

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.…

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’…

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 1…

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…

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.

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…

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 yo…

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 b…

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.co…

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.…

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 his…

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,…

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. Fi…

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.

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 ju…

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.

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.

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 L…

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.

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. Check out our merc…

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.…

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH Y’ALL! Well it’s June and that means it’s time for us to cover women in LGBTQ+ history who you may or may not have heard of. Not that we save those stories for June specifically, we aren’t every other corporation in America here, but I think in June it’s nice to focus specifically on those in history who were part of the LGBTQ+ co…

This episode we talk about the "Lioness of Brittany", a woman who took revenge against King Philip IV by becoming a pirate and commandeering war ships known as the Black Fleet. Outraged by the execution of her husband, Jeanne de Clisson haunted the French fleet for 13 years during her piracy career, before deciding to marry and retire. Her story is…

After the disgusting woman of last week’s episode, Ghislaine Maxwell and her involvement with Epstein, I felt like it was important to cover a woman who’s story ended with her getting her own justice.Now, trigger warning for mentions of rape, but our story is Timoclea of Thebes, who murdered the man who raped her by pushing him down a well and thro…

Maxwell is infamous at this time for her association with convicted pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, and is currently awaiting trial for charges against her involving sex trafficking and conspiracy. After watching the docuseries "Filthy Rich" on Netflix, there is a lot to discuss about her case and involvement. TW for topics of sexual …

Today we journey to Madagascar, in the early 1800’s at a time when the country was being increasingly fought over by France and Britain. From what I’ve been able to tell, her story is one that’s hard to find the truth on because it’s been so exaggerated and twisted by history. I’ll give my final opinion at the end, but in most of these stories Rana…

Gesche Gottfried is our murderess of the week, keeping with the theme of caretakers who poison and kill those who are under their care. Gottfried had killed anywhere between 16-30 people using arsenic between the years of 1813-1826, and was the last person to be publicly executed in Bremen, Germany.

Our murderess of the week was described as being sweet, charismatic, and a downright saint. At least, until she was caught and admitted to murdering anywhere between 30-100 people. This week, we're talking about "Jolly" Jane Toppan, who used her profession as a nurse to get her hands on opiates and sedatives that she would use is a deadly cocktail …

And here we go with part two of our Phoolan Devi episode! This week, let's talk about Phoolan Devi after she decides to quit her life of banditry. If you can imagine it, her life only includes MORE adventures afterwards.

We’re talking about India’s Bandit Queen, Phoolan Devi. She had so much happen to her starting at a young age, she was a child bride, kidnapped, leader of bandits, arrested and put in jail, and eventually elected to hold a seat in the Indian Parliament. And this was all by the time she was around 37 years old.…

This week, we’re celebrating the start of 2021 by going back a century to 1921, and investigating the murdering postmistress Lena Clarke. She admitted to murdering a man named Fred Miltimore, but got away with it by pleading insanity. Some highlights include, her bringing a crystal ball to testify on the stand about her 12 previous lives. Buy our m…

This week I'm talking about not one, not two, but THREE women who committed crimes on Christmas Day. Spoilers: One of them involves a ceramic squirrel. Let's talk about Jasmine Jackson, Randi Young, and Helen Ann Williams who were all arrested for some pretty humbug-ish behavior this holiday. Buy some merch! frumiousreads.com/shop Follow/Subscribe …

Twas the night before Christmas...and murder was afoot. Our next murderess in our Christmas countdown is Michele Anderson, a family annihilator who murdered six members of her family the night before Christmas along with her boyfriend. Together, they murdered six people, killing essentially 3 generations of Michele's family. Check out our merch her…

Our first murderess of the week is Melissa Young, a transgender Scotland native who was arrested for murdering her neighbor because he, apparently, hated his gift. Some gifts are literally to die for. Or kill for, in this case. Buy our merch: frumiousreads.com/shop Check out our home page: frumiousreads.com/a-murderess-affair…

Happy Thanksgiving!! Due to some technical difficulties, I was unfortunately unable to upload this episode when I wanted (curse you computer), but I hope you all enjoy it anyway! If possible, I'll try to get a bonus episode up this weekend for y'all! Our murderess of the week was declared responsible for a series of poisonings that rocked a tiny vi…

Today we're covering Mexican revolutionary Petra Herrera, who also went by “Pedro”. She was an active participant of the Mexican Revolution under the leadership of Francisco “Pacho” Villa. When she was outed as a woman, removed of her military rank and status, she formed her own militia of women with members between 400-1000 who would fight alongsi…

Happy almost Halloween!! I seriously cannot wait to celebrate my favorite holiday of the year. And what better way to celebrate throughout the month than by talking about a Russian noble who murdered many of the servants working there as a twisted sort of revenge for her lover having an affair with another woman. Her name was Darya Nikolayevna Salt…

Otillie “Tillie” Klimek was born on October 22nd 1877 in Poland. She was considered to be a “psychic”, predicting the deaths of the people around her with astounding accuracy. Almost a little too accurate, as it turned out. Let's talk about Tillie Klimek and her much less heard of cousin Nellie, who were responsible for the deaths of over 10 people…

If you didn’t know, this month is Latinx Appreciation Month. It runs from September 15-October 15th and I figured I’d take advantage to use this time to talk about a woman from history that not many people may know about. A woman who was considered to be a trailblazer for many, a great teacher, and the woman who stared down a group of Texas Rangers…

Our murderess of the week is Anna Zwanzinger of Bavaria, Germany. She would poison her employers with arsenic, and then help nurse them back to health so they held her in higher favor and were grateful of her. Not exactly the best way to win employee of the month. Check out the podcast home page here: https://www.frumiousreads.com/a-murderess-affai…

This week we are taking a trip to Argentina, where we’re learning about Maria de las Mercedes Bernardina Bolla Aponte de Murano, better known as Yiya Murano. Her case is one of the most famous in Argentina, and she was imprisoned for sixteen years for committing 3 different murders. Sixteen years really doesn’t seem like much when it comes to killi…