Female Criminals

4.8 (6.8K)
TRUE CRIME
UPDATED WEEKLY

From callous killers to evil entrepreneurs, explore the psychology, motivations, and atrocities of female criminals. A Spotify Original from Parcast.

11/22/2022

Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic

Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, assassination-aiding King of Poisons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

43 min
11/09/2022

Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt Pt. 2: Killer Grannies

Their sinister life insurance scheme had worked once — now, 74-year-old Helen and 72-year-old Olga were ready to strike again. But their “perfect murder” had a hitch: an insurance investigator who took a look at their policies, and found red flags all over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45 min
11/02/2022

Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt Pt. 1: Friends Who Fraud

Their upbringings couldn’t have been more different, but by the time they meet, Helen and Olga have one important thing in common: They’re schemers, willing to bend the world to their will if it means making a quick buck. In the 1990s, they hatch a plot more devious than all the rest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

39 min
10/26/2022

Lavinia Fisher, the Innkeeper from Hell

In South Carolina, legend tells of a woman who lured weary travelers to their deaths — turning her inn into a murder house. But there’s more to Lavinia Fisher’s story than bodies beneath floorboards. Was she really America’s first female serial killer? Or was she really only guilty of raising a little hell? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

38 min
10/19/2022

Sarah Winchester, Mistress of the Mystery House

After marrying the heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1862, Sarah Winchester was seemingly set for life. But while her finances never despaired, Sarah did — experiencing a string of tragedies that would haunt her. She built a strange and sweeping mansion to try and escape her ghosts, but in the process, built an even bigger legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

41 min
10/12/2022

Mary Ellen Pleasant, the Millionaire Murderess

She was a singular woman in Gold Rush-era San Francisco: an entrepreneur, an abolitionist, and extraordinarily wealthy. But Mary Ellen Pleasant’s mere presence was enough to rattle her neighbors, and the accusations levied against her were enough to shock: she practiced black magic; she murdered a business associate; she cursed a family. Now she’s rumored to haunt a park in the very city that helped her swim, then watched her sink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40 min
10/05/2022

Goody Cole, the Gruff Witch of New Hampshire

In the 17th century, a middle-aged woman remakes her life in New England. But her fresh start turns sour after her neighbors decide she’s a witch. Jailed several times over, Goody Cole is never quite able to reclaim her reputation... so a new crop of townspeople do it for her, hundreds of years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

38 min
09/28/2022

Cordelia Botkin Pt. 2

Listeners, we’re back with the finale of The Candy Box Killings from Solved Murders: 44-year-old Cordelia Botkin was the sole suspect in a murder-by-mail case that killed two sisters and involved two jurisdictions on two different coasts. Authorities knew she had an affair with the husband of one of the victims. But could they find enough evidence to prove it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

38 min

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TRAILER

Welcome Trailer

From the team behind hit podcasts Serial Killers and Cults, Female Criminals gets into the minds of women who live outside the law. Every Wednesday, we examine the psychology, motivations, and atrocities of female felons. Female Criminals premieres March 21st and new episodes will release every Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

03/08/2018

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1 min

Vanessa Richardson

Host

4.8

out of 5

6,768 Ratings

Wonderful job

07/24/2021

Ash_killua<33

I am a big fan of tru crime and has been finding some podcasts that I like and female criminals is one of my favorites!
Love this!

07/18/2021

shan912013

I’m late to the party with podcasts, but I’ve recently discovered them and thoroughly enjoy listening. “Female Criminals” is no exception! The storytelling is fantastic and you learn a lot too!
Vanessa IS parcast

07/05/2021

mfmfancult

Any podcast with Vanessa is amazing. Her cohost is great but there is just something about her voice that hooks me. My favorite word of hers is Grandiose when describing a serial killer!
Great podcast

07/16/2021

Julesmoni

This podcast has very interesting content but I feel like Siri is reading to me. Narrator lacks personality. I do like the cases they cover