FIRST EPISODE OF 2021 IS HERE. Meet Juana Barraza, who loved wrestling and her children, who hated elderly women and her mother. Our expert for this episode is Susana Vargas Cervantes, author of THE LITTLE OLD LADY KILLER: The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico’s First Female Serial Killer.

Also, you can preorder my new book Confident Women here, and listen to Red Flags (my latest podcast project) here!

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Sources:

Interview with Susana Vargas Cervantes, December 30, 2020

THE LITTLE OLD LADY KILLER: The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico’s First Female Serial Killer, by Susana Vargas Cervantes

“El/La Mataviejitas: Killing genders in Mexico City,: MA thesis, Susana Vargas Cervantes

“Juana Barraza: analfabeta, su madre la regaló a los 12 años, fue violada y le mataron un hijo a batazos,” Crónica, 27 Jan 2006

“El papá de la mataviejitas,” Crónica, 5 Feb 2006

“The Lady Killer,” The Guardian, 18 May 2006

“Dan 759 años de prisión a La mataviejitas,” La Jornada, 1 April 2008

“Mexico's “Little Old Lady Killer” gets life term,” Reuters, 31 March 2008

“Woman Held in Mexico City Serial Killings,” New York Times, 26 Jan 2006

“Little Old Lady Killer handed 759 years in a Mexican prison,” The Guardian, 1 April 2008

“The Mexican serial killer who has found love behind bars,” El País, 28 July 2015

“48 murders later, the “Little Old Lady Killer” files for divorce,” El País, 28 Oct 2016

“Juana Barraza, la mataviejitas | Asesinos Seriales,” Azteca Noticias

Music:

Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer

 Ad break:  “The Great One Step” by Victor Dance Orchestra, via Free Music Archive, licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0

Narration music: Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson & Peter Manheim)

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FIRST EPISODE OF 2021 IS HERE. Meet Juana Barraza, who loved wrestling and her children, who hated elderly women and her mother. Our expert for this episode is <a href="https://susanisima.com/">Susana Vargas Cervantes</a>, author of <a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479853083/the-little-old-lady-killer/">THE LITTLE OLD LADY KILLER: The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico’s First Female Serial Killer</a>.Also, you can preorder my new book <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/confident-women-tori-telfer?variant=32180878868514">Confident Women here</a>, and listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/red-flags/id1537664513">Red Flags (my latest podcast project) here</a>! *** SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Become a <a href="http://patreon.com/criminalbroads">Patreon supporter</a>. Purchase <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393531640">NOBODY’S NORMAL</a> from this episode’s sponsor, W. W. Norton. ***Sources:Interview with Susana Vargas Cervantes, December 30, 2020<a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479853083/the-little-old-lady-killer/">THE LITTLE OLD LADY KILLER: The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico’s First Female Serial Killer</a>, by Susana Vargas Cervantes“El/La Mataviejitas: Killing genders in Mexico City,: MA thesis, Susana Vargas Cervantes“Juana Barraza: analfabeta, su madre la regaló a los 12 años, fue violada y le mataron un hijo a batazos,” Crónica, 27 Jan 2006“El papá de la mataviejitas,” Crónica, 5 Feb 2006“The Lady Killer,” The Guardian, 18 May 2006“Dan 759 años de prisión a La mataviejitas,” La Jornada, 1 April 2008“Mexico's “Little Old Lady Killer” gets life term,” Reuters, 31 March 2008“Woman Held in Mexico City Serial Killings,” New York Times, 26 Jan 2006“Little Old Lady Killer handed 759 years in a Mexican prison,” The Guardian, 1 April 2008“The Mexican serial killer who has found love behind bars,” El País, 28 July 2015“48 murders later, the “Little Old Lady Killer” files for divorce,” El País, 28 Oct 2016“Juana Barraza, la mataviejitas | Asesinos Seriales,” Azteca NoticiasMusic:Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by <a href="https://www.annatelfer.com/">Anna Telfer</a> Ad break:  “The Great One Step” by Victor Dance Orchestra, via Free Music Archive, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">Public Domain Mark 1.0</a>Narration music: Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson &amp; Peter Manheim) Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</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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Meet Juana Barraza, who loved wrestling and her children, who hated elderly women and her mother.

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