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In this Tea Time Crimes episode, hear the amazing stories of Pauline Cushman and Cathay Williams: two women who broke the law and risked their lives to serve their country. Grab a tea with a full body and settle in for these heroic tales.

Gesche Gottfried was known as the “Angel of Bremen,” before it was discovered she had killed at least 16 people. How does such a heinous individual obtain such a lovely title? Charm, deception, and a whole lot of Mäusebutter. Gesche played on the prevalence of diseases, primitive medicine, and abundant sympathy to get away with murder. Jump into 19th century Germany with us and hear about the woman who was anything but an angel.

In 1960, 25-year-old second grade teacher, Irene Garza, vanished. Her family knew it was foul play, but no arrest was made. Irene became a cold case and the family’s hope dwindled, but they never gave up. Listen to the sad tale of Irene Garza and the family that fought for her through the decades.

In the 1940’s, back before Tinder, or even Craigslist, there was The Lonely Hearts Club: a way for bachelors and bachelorettes to go from pen pal to spouse. However, it only takes one (or two) to ruin it all. Meet Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck: a couple who will take advantage of lonely women to reap rewards. But how far will they go?

Meet Lizzie Halliday, otherwise known as the ‘Worst Woman on Earth.’ Lizzie came to New York in 1872 as a young girl and it wasn’t long before the people close to Lizzie started to die “unexpectedly.” Learn how this woman avoided capture for so long and earned such a heinous title in the process.

The Reverend and the Reprobate join Tea Time Crimes today for a nerdy tea review and a chilling case. Join the four of us as we navigate through London to follow the life of hard-drinking, kleptomaniac Kate Webster. In January of 1879, Kate finds work as a live-in domestic servant for the wealthy widow, Mrs. Julia Thomas. But Kate has no intention of turning her life around, instead she will go to disgusting and despicable lengths to continue her life of crime.