Femme Fatales Pt. 3: KGB Sparrows
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 ...
17 Mar 202150min
Femme Fatales Pt. 2: Catherine de Medici and Her Flying Squadron
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 rea...
10 Mar 202148min
Femme Fatales Pt. 1: WWII and Origins
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...
3 Mar 202144min
“The Pizza Bomber Case” Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong Pt. 2
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
24 Feb 202141min
“The Pizza Bomber Case” Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong Pt. 1
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...
17 Feb 202144min
“Cut Like A Knife” Abe Sada Pt. 2
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...
10 Feb 202144min
“Cut Like A Knife” Abe Sada Pt. 1
As a young woman in 1920s Tokyo, Abe Sada dreamed of becoming a geisha… but settled for sex work. She began a heated affair with a married man. When his wife threatened their happiness, Abe decided sh...
3 Feb 202143min
"The Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory Pt. 2
The unceasing stream of deaths in Castle Cachtice did not go unnoticed, but priests and concerned parents alike were powerless to intervene. When the Countess set a new trap to lure more girls, she un...
27 Jan 202143min
