Nobody conquered crime quite like Sophie Lyons, who grew from a childhood pickpocket to a career criminal with a talent for disguises, netting husbands, and talking her way out of sticky situations. Author Shayne Davidson comes on the podcast to tell me Sophie’s story from her book Queen of the Burglars: The Scandalous Life of Sophie Lyons.




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Music: Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson & Peter Manheim). Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer. 





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Nobody conquered crime quite like Sophie Lyons, who grew from a childhood pickpocket to a career criminal with a talent for disguises, netting husbands, and talking her way out of sticky situations. Author Shayne Davidson comes on the podcast to tell me Sophie’s story from her book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Burglars-Scandalous-Sophie-Lyons/dp/1476682542">Queen of the Burglars: The Scandalous Life of Sophie Lyons</a>. ***Find more of Shayne’s work (lots of fabulous vintage mugshots!) at capturedandexposed.comSupport the podcast by supporting this episode’s sponsor: Try affordable online counseling (and get 10% off!) by going to <a href="http://betterhelp.com/criminalbroads">betterhelp.com/criminalbroads</a>Or check out: <a href="https://patreon.com/criminalbroads">patreon.com/criminalbroads</a> ***Follow on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/criminalbroads">Instagram.com/criminalbroads</a>Find sources here: criminalbroads.com/sources/episode50Music: Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson &amp; Peter Manheim). Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anna.telfer/">Anna Telfer</a>.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Criminal Broads is a true crime + history podcast about wild women who’ve ended up on the wrong side of the law, whether for leading a cult, serially murdering their husbands, swindling billionaires, or faking ectoplasm. The podcast is hosted by Tori Telfer, author of “Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History.”

Criminal Broads

Nobody conquered crime quite like Sophie Lyons, who grew from a childhood pickpocket to a career criminal with a talent for disguises, netting husbands, and talking her way out of sticky situations.

Queen of Burglars: Sophie Lyons

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