"The Worst Woman In The World": Lizzie Halliday

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 gratefu...

22 Sep 202012min

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 Arge...

13 Sep 202011min

Hello and welcome to A Murderess Affair! My name is Gabrielle and this week our murderess is one who I believe should be known as one of the true "Last Samurai". Her name is Nakano Takeko, and she tau...

29 Aug 202011min

This week our murderess is a woman who killed her billionaire lover, and who's sex life seems to be more radical and focused on than the murder she committed. Her name is Cecile Brossard.  News upda...

16 Aug 202018min

In this story, we're talking about a woman who was convicted of murder, who's story was as sensational as it can get, and who's entire family has actually been pardoned by Australia's Northern Territo...

7 Aug 202015min

Our murderess of the day is Leonarda Cianciulli, a female serial killer who's love for her son was so strong that when he was drafted into the Italian Army during World War II, she decided to "save hi...

19 Jul 202012min

Welcome back to the revolution. This week's edition, we're talking about a woman who is unapologetically herself in every situation, who's been an activist longer than I've been breathing, and is a ve...

29 Jun 202011min

"The matter came up for judicial investigation, but as might have been expected, the white people concluded it was unnecessary to wait the result of the investigation—that it was preferable to hang th...

11 Jun 202025min