Criminalia

Georgiana Fane (1801-1874) was an English heiress, most famously known for being featured in a portrait as a peasant girl (painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence). She also gained a reputation for her harassi...

23 Feb 202129min

Holly and Maria continue the topic of erotomania this week with the story of Léa-Anna B.   Léa-Anna B. is best known for stalking England’s George V.    Criminalia’s two co-hosts cover everything abou...

16 Feb 202125min

Surprise - Criminalia is back again this week with a bonus episode!    Erotomania is a condition where someone obsessively believes a person is in love with him or her.    From outlining movie example...

12 Feb 202116min

Edward Jones (1824-1893) as a teenager became best known for stalking Britain’s Queen Victoria during the 1800s. “The boy Jones” made numerous (successful) attempts at sneaking into the official resid...

9 Feb 202130min

Lady Caroline Lamb (1785-1828) was a novelist best known for her affair with Lord Byron.    In spite of the poet “ending” the relationship in August 1812, Lady Caroline’s pursuits were far from over. ...

2 Feb 202126min

Holly and Maria are back with season two of Criminalia! This season is all about stalkers.    The co-hosts start things off by discussing anthologist Rufus Griswold, Edgar Allan Poe’s not-so-well-know...

26 Jan 202132min

Holly and Maria were curious if poisoners and their crimes would look different with a little distance on the timeline, and even whether any of the perpetrators would emerge as sympathetic characters....

19 Jan 202133min

Criminalia hosts Holly Frey and Maria Trimarchi continue their conversation with "The Poisoner's Handbook" author and Pulitzer Prize recipient Deborah Blum. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:...

12 Jan 202135min