Female Criminals

From a young age, Tilly Devine had stars in her eyes. Born at the turn of the 20th century, she wanted to live a glamorous life. In her teens, she turned to sex work to achieve it. But if she learned ...

26 Jan 202240min

In the 1920s and ‘30s, two crime bosses dominated Sydney’s criminal underworld. Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine were queens of vice, building their empires on alcohol, cocaine, and sex. They were also fie...

19 Jan 202238min

In 2007, three years after Lisa Montgomery’s grisly crime, her trial began. What unfolded there, and in the decade following, put discussions of mental health, abuse, and the death penalty in the nati...

12 Jan 202239min

In a gruesome 2004 crime, Lisa Montgomery strangled 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett before cutting her unborn child out of her. Montgomery’s own past was itself a trove of horror and abuse.  Learn mo...

5 Jan 202243min

As we look ahead to the new year, we want to take one last chance to say thank you for the year that was — and present our "Best of 2021"! Please enjoy this episode from our fan-favorite podcast, Solv...

28 Des 202148min

On Christmas Eve nearly seventy years ago, Dorothy Martin and the Seekers stood outside in Chicago and sang carols. They were waiting for a spacecraft that would shepherd them away from Earth — and th...

21 Des 202142min

By the end of 1979, Marie was facing a life behind bars. But before authorities could lock her up for good, she made a run for it. When she resurfaced, the escape artist had a new name, a new look… an...

15 Des 202142min

Ever since childhood, Audrey Marie Hilley loved being in command. But when she started losing control over her family, she turned to a bottle of arsenic… and poured it down their throats. Learn more a...

8 Des 202144min