Not Your Mama’s Fairytales

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Re-examing true crime through a feminist lense. No longer looking at the women of true crime as submissive, helpless females necessitating a “Prince Charming”. .

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    • Aug 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Lady Gucci: Patrizia Reggiani (MSLS Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 56:23


    Join us as we explore the story of Patrizia Reggiani better known as Lady Gucci, who hired a hit man to kill her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci. This is part two of a three part series exploring female criminals and how corporations create criminals.

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    The Godmother; Assunta "Pupetta" Maresca (MSLS Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 48:38


    Join us as we explore the story of Assunta "Pupetta" Maresca. The Godmother of the Italian mafia; convicted murderer, agile with a gun, knife and possibly even a bone saw. This is part one of a three part series exploring the female criminals and how corporations create criminals.

    A Not so Fairytale Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 94:35


    Join us as we dig into the book "The Girl in the Leaves" by Robert Scott and explore the grisly triple murder of Tina Herrmann, Kody Maynard, and Stephanie Sprang as well as the kidnapping and rape of Sarah Maynard. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Into the Woods: The Mystery of the "Mostly" Harmless Hiker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 51:36


    In 2018 the body of an unknown hiker was discovered in the Florida preserve. The man was known to hikers of the Appalachian Trail as “Mostly Harmless.” But after two years no one had come forward to claim the body of the beloved hiker. As a group of internet sleuths came together to solve this mystery, they began to wonder if perhaps Mostly Harmless wasn't so harmless after all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Filet-O-Husband; Omaima Nelson's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 51:39


    A tale of a love story gone wrong and a Thanksgiving dinner you'll never forget. Join us as we explore the gruesome tale of Omaima Nelson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Trolls Under The Bridge-The Seven Bridges Road Killer(s) of Rocky Mount

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 67:53


    Join us as we explore the details of the Seven Bridges Road Killer(s) of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Richard Speck the Alley Rat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 112:32


    Do you know about The Crime of the Century? Do you want to learn about a badass woman who witnessed the mass murder of her friends and roommates and lived to tell the tale? Settle in and get ready to learn about Richard Speck and the eight nurses he brutally murdered in Chicago in 1966. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Needle D!ck in a Haystack--Lorena Bobbit's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 56:28


    Join us for a cautionary tale for our male listeners. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    The Woman & Her "Pigs"- Belle Gunness: Butcher of Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 54:29


    Join us as we take a trip back in time to the early 1900's to learn about one of the most prolific female murderers, Belle Gunness. TW: Discussion of miscarriage --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Tangential-LGBTQ+ panic defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 52:40


    Learn about the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense. Why a ban on it is needed and how it's used in court. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Not in Vain Butterfly: Gwen Araujo's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 75:18


    In 2002 Gwen Araujo's murder and murder trail shaped the course of the California judicial system. Tune in this month to learn about butterflies, correct pronoun usage, and why some men might prefer prison. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Jabberwocky in Human Form

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 57:33


    Join us to learn the story of the potentially most prolific serial killer in U.S. history as well as the badass female dream team that took him down and got him to confess to 93 murders.  This will probably be the first in a series as the stories of his victims begin to materialize. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Tangential Episode: Touch DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 47:48


    In this tangential episode we explore what Touch DNA is, its origins, and how far it's come in crime scene investigation over the years as well as areas where there still needs to be some drastic improvements. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Biggest Little City's Sleeping Beauty: Brianna Denison's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 78:40


    In 2008, 19 year old Brianna Denison vanished from her friend's house in Reno, Nevada, leaving behind her phone, purse, shoes, and a small smear of blood on her pillow.  The investigation into Brianna's disappearance--as well as the discovery of what happened to Reno's beloved daughter--forever changed the Biggest Little City in the world. NOTE: this episode contains mature content, listener discretion is advised. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    Tangential Episode: Afton "Star" Burton-The Last of the Manson Girls?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 44:42


    In 2014 an 80 year old Charles Manson shocked the world yet again by announcing his engagement to 26 year old Afton Burton.  But was this engagement the real deal? Or was Afton about to out manipulate the most notorious manipulator? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Not so Fairy Godmothers- The Manson Girls, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 89:34


    Re-examining The Manson Girls; How the girls came to join The Family, what they did for The Family and the consequences of their actions for The Family. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Playing Russian Roulette with Squeaky Fromme

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 46:56


    .The story of the Manson follower who rose to infamy as the first woman to ever attempt to assassinate a U.S. president. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Not so Fairy Godmothers- The Manson Girls, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 65:27


    Re-examining The Manson Girls; How the girls came to join The Family, what they did for The Family and the consequences of their actions for The Family. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    MEET THE CASTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 26:11


    In this short little episode we discuss the origins of our true crime fascination, how our podcast came to be (spoiler alert, we don't really remember), and what we have planned for next month! We also chat about what we are watching/reading/and drinking! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Girl Who Didn't Cry Wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 52:32


    In 2008 a young woman named Marie was raped in her apartment near Seattle, Washington. Marie later confessed to lying about the assault. Years later, the suburbs of Denver, Colorado were plagued by a slew of eerily similar rapes. Had Marie cried wolf? Or was she in fact telling the truth all along? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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