Podcast
Criminal Broads
Hosted by iHeartPodcasts · EN
Criminal Broads is a true crime + history podcast about wild women who’ve ended up on the wrong side of the law, whether for leading a cult, serially murdering their husbands, swindling billionaires, or faking ectoplasm. The podcast is hosted by Tori Telfer, author of “Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History.”
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Hollywood Baby: Cheryl Crane
5d ago00:47:14Tap to summarizeIt wasn't easy being the daughter of a famous movie star. It was even harder when Mommy kept bringing around bad men. When teenage Cheryl witnessed a particularly bad fight between her famous mother and the latest man, she decided to do something about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Bad Cop: Antoinette Frank
2w ago00:46:19Tap to summarizeAntoinette Frank always dreamed of being a police officer. She thought of herself as a real good cop. But then she started riding around with a mysterious guy she called her "nephew." And the "good cop" facade dropped, fast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Angel Makers
3w ago00:39:44Tap to summarizeIn a small town in early 20th century Hungary, the women are desperate. Their husbands are PTSD-riddled WW1 vets. They have no money to feed their children. They have only Auntie Suzy, who walks around with vials of something she calls her "solution" in her pockets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Poor Little Rich Gun Girl: Elvira Barney, Part Two
4w ago00:34:21Tap to summarizeA lover's quarrel, the sound of a bang!—and suddenly our girl's in court. She tells the story one way. Her neighbors tell it another. And her expensive lawyer is really, really good at his job...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Poor Little Rich Gun Girl: Elvira Barney, Part One
Jun 400:32:46Tap to summarizeElvira spent her days dining out, drinking champagne, and waving pistols around at the various men who hurt her feelings. And then she met a new lover...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Opportunist: Dionne Baugh
May 2800:44:21Tap to summarizeDionne Baugh had it all: money (from her millionaire boyfriend), nice clothes (from her millionaire boyfriend), a silver Mercedes-Benz (from her millionaire boyfriend). But when the boyfriend tried to become an ex, Dionne had a major problem with that. So she called him up and said, seductively: can I come over?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Skêrmoordenaar: Marlene Lehnberg
May 2100:50:19Tap to summarizeA teenage girl with daddy issues meets a dad with monogamy issues. There's a pair of sharp sewing scissors on the telephone table. Oh, and it's the Apartheid era. Mix all this up, and what could possibly go wrong?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Crime-Fighting Broad: Rajani Pandit
May 1400:36:34Tap to summarizeAs a kid, she investigated a neighbor's death. As a grown-up, she solves murders...and nastier cases. Meet India's very own Sherlock Holmes—Rajani, girl (and now grown lady) detective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Mad Scientist: Brigitte Boisselier
May 700:41:50Tap to summarizeWhat has two PhDs, a huge smile, and an unshakeable belief in aliens? Brigitte Boisselier, who gave up a rather normal life in France to become the second-in-command to a cult leader, and who rose to infamy when she announced to the world that she was awfully busy cloning humans. How does a woman go from studying chemistry to supporting a sex-obsessed alien addict? And what does she give up when she climbs that particular not-so-corporate ladder?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Ms. Doctor Death: Lisa Tseng
Apr 3000:40:06Tap to summarizeThere was something off about the little mom-and-pop doctor’s office in the Los Angeles strip mall. The wait was too long. The patients were too…antsy. And the doctor? She was making millions of dollars. What in the world was going on in Dr. Lisa Tseng’s office? And why were her patients’ mothers so furious?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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