In 1958, Nebraska was terrified by a spree killing so brutal, so atrocious that it seemed impossible to believe it was pulled off by...teenagers. When Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate were apprehended, she ran screaming to the cops, telling them he was going to kill her. He told them she was a killer, too. 



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In 1958, Nebraska was terrified by a spree killing so brutal, so atrocious that it seemed impossible to believe it was pulled off by...teenagers. When Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate were apprehended, she ran screaming to the cops, telling them he was going to kill her. He told them she was a killer, too.  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.”

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He said she was the "most trigger happy person" he had ever met. She said she’d never killed anyone.

The Mad Dog Killer's Girlfriend: Caril Ann Fugate

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There was something off about the little mom-and-pop doctor’s office in the Los Angeles strip mall. The wait was too long. The patients were too…antsy. And the doctor? She was making millions of dollars. What in the world was going on in Dr. Lisa Tseng’s office? And why were her patients’ mothers so furious?

There was something off about the little mom-and-pop doctor&rsquo;s office in the Los Angeles strip mall. The wait was too long. The patients were too&hellip;antsy. And the doctor? She was making millions of dollars. What in the world was going on in Dr. Lisa Tseng&rsquo;s office? And why were her patients&rsquo; mothers so furious?

Ms. Doctor Death: Lisa Tseng 

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Life was hard for Toni Jo Henry in 1940s Louisiana. She was in the forced-to-grow-up-too-fast, creepy-men-all-around, dead mom, and alcoholic father club. So when she finally met a man who loved her for who she was, she was all in. But then her new husband was thrown behind bars, and Toni Jo decided that she needed to get him money for an appeal, and to get money she needed to rob a bank, and to rob a bank she needed to hijack a car…and suddenly she was on the long, dank rode to the electric chair.

Life was hard for Toni Jo Henry in 1940s Louisiana. She was in the forced-to-grow-up-too-fast, creepy-men-all-around, dead mom, and alcoholic father club. So when she finally met a man who loved her for who she was, she was all in. But then her new husband was thrown behind bars, and Toni Jo decided that she needed to get him money for an appeal, and to get money she needed to rob a bank, and to rob a bank she needed to hijack a car&hellip;and suddenly she was on the long, dank rode to the electric chair.

Desperate Bride: Toni Jo Henry 

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Julius Caesar is dead, and Cleopatra has a new powerful man hanging around. When she and Mark Antony party a little too hard and public opinion begins to turn against them, how will they maintain their golden image? And what happens when Rome declares war against Cleopatra herself?

Julius Caesar is dead, and Cleopatra has a new powerful man hanging around. When she and Mark Antony party a little too hard and public opinion begins to turn against them, how will they maintain their golden image? And what happens when Rome declares war against Cleopatra herself?

Queen of Kings: Cleopatra, Part Two 

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The Mad Dog Killer's Girlfriend: Caril Ann Fugate

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