Female Psychopaths of the 1980s - True Crime and Pop Culture

Female Psychopaths of the 1980s - True Crime and Pop Culture

Episode Description
When you think about 1980s killers, names like Bundy, Ramirez, and Dahmer come to mind. But what about the women? In this episode of Terror Talk: Killer Minds and Creepy Stuff, Shannon and [co-host’s name] pull back the curtain on female psychopaths of the decade — both the ones who made headlines and the ones who terrified us on screen.

We move through the decade year by year, uncovering shocking real crimes:

  • Christine Falling, the teenage babysitter turned child killer.

  • Genene Jones, the Texas nurse who murdered infants in her care.

  • Diane Downs, whose narcissism led her to shoot her own children.

  • Dorothea Puente, the “sweet old lady” running a boarding house of death.

  • Griselda Blanco, the ruthless “Cocaine Godmother.”

  • And the emergence of Aileen Wuornos, one of history’s most infamous female serial killers.

At the same time, Hollywood and international horror were building their own female psychopath archetypes:

  • The Fan (1981) and the dangers of obsession.

  • Bloody Birthday and Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker tearing apart family and innocence.

  • Fatal Attraction (1987), where Glenn Close redefined the “woman scorned.”

  • And finally Misery (1990), with Kathy Bates’s Oscar-winning portrayal of Annie Wilkes.

Together, we explore why these women — real and fictional — terrified the world. Why did betrayal of trust by mothers, nurses, and lovers cut deeper than stranger-danger? And what did these portrayals reveal about shifting gender roles, cultural anxieties, and the way society views dangerous women?

This episode is part history lesson, part cultural analysis, and part psychological deep dive into why the 1980s cemented the female psychopath as both a real and reel icon.

✨ Listen now and step into a decade where lipstick, motherhood, and obsession became weapons just as lethal as knives and guns.

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