Lawless Women of History

Season 2, Episode 5:
Shashikala "Baby" Patankar - The Meow Meow Queen

Summary: Here at LWH we love a good rags to riches tale - who doesn’t? Episode 5 follows one such story about Baby Patankar , who w…

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Intro/Outro: Possessed Doll - Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com/

Background/Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/

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Framing The Narrative: This week, we’ll explore the surprising origin of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

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The Scissor Sisters: A Crime of Trauma

Summary: The Republic of Ireland was rocked to the core when two sisters were convicted of the brutal murder and dismemberment of their mother’s boyfriend. Sound…

Season 2, Episode 3: Amelia Dyer - The Angel Maker

Summary:  “The old baby farm, the wretched Miss Dyer - At the Old Bailey her wages is paid - In times long ago, we’d ‘a’made a big fire - And roasted…

Season 2 Episode 2: Leonarda Cianciulli - DIY Sacrifice

Summary: In the age of COVID many people have found ways to keep themselves occupied, including new hobbies. In this episode of Lawless, our DIY…

 Season 2 Episode 1: Casey Anthony - Blame it on the Zanny

Summary: Caylee Marie Anthony. The name immediately brings to mind an image of a happy two year old baby who’s untimely death took the United…

Season 1, Episode 13: Mary Kay Letourneau - Only One Crime, Love

Summary:  Love. It’s a powerful emotion that can cause those under its spell to do things that they normally wouldn’t do. But, how far …

Season 1, Episode 12: Guilty by Association

Summary: They say that legends never die, but what happens when the stories that fuel the myth are speculative at best? For Episode 12 of Lawless, we ventur…

Mata Hari Episode 11:

 
Summary: Episode 11 of Lawless focuses on a new kind of criminal - spies! Be honest, the first thing that comes to mind with the word spy is a savvy James Bond type, right? So w…

Season 1, Episode 10.5: North Berwick Witch Trials

Summary: This special Halloween episode of Lawless explores what ensued during one of the earliest and most influential witch trials in Scotland, the…

Season 1, Episode 10: Point Blank Prostitute 

 Summary: Welcome to episode 10 of Lawless where crime knows no gender. Today Alisha and I will be covering one of the most well-known female criminals in…

Season 1, Episode 9: The Giggling Granny

 Summary: Long before the internet and online dating became the best way to meet people, a person could look for love in the newspaper. Lonely Hearts ads were …

Bonus Ep - The Road So Far...

Summary:  Just a little Q&A bonus episode with the whole Lawless team!

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Season 1, Episode 8: Cannibal Cultists

 Summary: Our curvaceous criminals have us traveling to the Czech Republic cira 2006 to dissect an infuriating case including cults, cages, and cannibalism.

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Season 1, Episode 7, Postpartum Killer

Summary: It's not everyday that you hear about a mother who kills her own children.  A mother is supposed to protect and cherish her children, at all costs. What…

Season 1, Episode 6 - Evil Born

Summary: Children say and do the darndest things, don’t they? Imagine, a summer of inexplicable evil-- two children, toddlers, murdered in cold blood. Cause of death: s…

Season 1 Episode 5 - Madame Queen

 Summary: Picture, if you will, a black woman dressed to the nines walking around 1920s Harlem as if she owns the place. She is living among the likes of W.E.B. De Bo…

Season 1, Episode 4 - The Death Shift
Summary: What if you found out one of your nurses could have been murdering children? What would you do? Episode 4’s lady of mayhem centers around Ms. Genene Jone…