Female Murderers Episodes
April 15, 2025
99. A Deadly Obsession: The Murder Of Olga Duncan
📍 Episode Summary: In 1958, 30-year-old nurse Olga Duncan vanished from her Santa Barbara apartment. She was newly married, seven months pregnant, and full of hope for the future. But what no one could’ve imagined was that the person behind her disappearance wasn’t a stranger… it was someone much c…
Jan. 14, 2025
87. Murder in the North Carolina Mountains: Nancy Ann Kerley
In 1913 Nancy Ann Kerley's name became infamous in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Her story remains a chilling legend in the region's history. Listen to this episode to find out why. Music By Memphis Robinson Gora Sources: newspapers.com findagrave.com https://www.facebook.com/LadyFro…
Dec. 24, 2024
86. Charlie and Frankie Silver: Tragedy in Western North Carolina
Days before Christmas in 1831, Charlie Silver went missing from his home, leaving behind a young wife and baby. In the mountains of Western North Carolina, his family searched to no avail. Unfortunately, Charlie was eventuall...
June 11, 2024
63. The Ceely Rose Murders
On June 1896, Ceely Rose poisoned her family with arsenic because they wouldn't let her see or speak the name of their neighbor, Guy Berry. Her father, David, died within a week of being poisoned. Walter, her brother, died within two weeks and Rebecca, her mother, lived for a month before getting a…
May 29, 2024
61. The Bitter Blood Murders Pt. 2
On June 3, 1985, police cautiously pursued a Chevy Blazer with four passengers. A slow chase had persisted for several miles-- from Greensboro into Summerfield, North Carolina. Suddenly, the Blazer stopped and a bomb was de...
May 21, 2024
60. The Bitter Blood Murders Pt.1
In the years between 1984 and 1985, three intertwined families experienced the murders of close family members. The murders spanned from Louisville, Kentucky to Winston Salem and Greensboro, NC. Susie Newsome Lynch and Fritz...
April 24, 2024
57: The Bloody Benders: Homicidal Homesteaders
As Westward expansion began in the US after the Civil War, homesteaders staked land claims across the plains. One family set up a crude store and Inn along the trail, taking advantage of the location where many a weary travel...
April 10, 2024
55. I'd Kill For a Piece of Chocolate: Christiana Edmunds
The seaside town of Brighton, England had a string of poisonings in the late 1870's. The victims became severely sick after eating chocolate cream candies from a local sweet shop owned by J. G. Maynard. Mr. Maynard rid his shop of the chocolate inventory, but townsfolk continued getting sick and on…
March 27, 2024
53. The Burning Bed: The Story of Francine Hughes
Before there were restraining orders and women's shelters galore, domestic violence victims often suffered for years in silence. This is the story of one woman and her final desperate attempt to save herself when she realized there was nowhere else to turn. Narrator: Curtis Hildreth Intro and Outro…
Feb. 14, 2024
47. A Valentine from Belle Gunness
Belle Gunness also known as Hell's Princess was a pig farmer in the early 1900's. She posted help wanted and lonely hearts ads in newspapers--luring men to their deaths with promises of love and wealth. Music By Isaiah Hildreth Male Narrator Curtis Hildreth Sources: newspapers.com Hell's Princess: …
Jan. 10, 2024
43. The Crimes of Georgia Tann
Georgia Tann was a social worker whose crimes spanned three decades from the 1920s to 1950. What appeared to be benevolence on her part was actually greed and downright evil that affected many families during those years. She...
Dec. 19, 2023
41. Janie Gibbs: The Serial Killing Mother
In 1966 a father in Georgia died suddenly from an apparent heart attack. He was just 39 years old. Just seven months later his 13-year-old son became sick suddenly and passed away within a short time. Mysterious deaths conti...
Nov. 14, 2023
37. The Confession of Alma Petty Gatlin
In the Spring of 1927, Reverend Tom 'Thunderbolt' Pardue traveled to the tobacco growing town of Reidsville, North Carolina to hold a revival in the big McCollum tobacco Warehouse. One night after the service, he was met by a beautiful young lady whose heart had been pricked by his message on the s…
Oct. 25, 2023
35. Lizzie Borden Took An Axe
In 1892, in the town of Fall River, Massachusetts, a wealthy older couple was axed to death in their own home in broad daylight. Almost immediately their thirty-two-year-old daughter, Lizzie Borden, is suspected of the bruta...
Oct. 17, 2023
34. "Countess Dracula" - Elizabeth Bathory
Countess Elizabeth Bathory is in The Guinness Book of World Records for being the most prolific serial killer in the western world. She is alleged to have killed more than 600 virgins in order to drink their blood and bathe ...
Oct. 11, 2023
33. The Austrian Angels of Death
Beginning in 1983, a group of four nurse aides began a killing spree that lasted for over six years. It began with a "mercy killing" but soon escalated into murder. The mastermind of the group came up with horrendous methods...
Aug. 5, 2023
24. Fasting For The Cure: Linda Hazzard
In 1911, two wealthy sisters submitted themselves to alternative medical treatment for various ailments. The ailments seemed minor when they sought treatment; one sister needing help for her dropped uterus and the other for ...
July 27, 2023
23. Heavenly Creatures
On June 22, 1954, teenage best friends Juliet Hulme and Pauline Reiper went for a walk in Victoria Park with Pauline’s mother Honorah. Thirty minutes later, the girls ran up to a nearby tea shop with blood all over their cl...
April 27, 2023
13. Mommy Dearest - The Munchausen Murder of Garnett Spears
Five year old Garnett Spears has spent most of his childhood in and out of hospitals. Doctors become suspicious when unusually high sodium levels show up and can not be explained by natural causes. Send us a text Support the...
March 2, 2023
9. Darci Pierce- "Womb Raider"
In the spring of 1987, a young woman shows up at the hospital after allegedly giving birth in her car. After a medical exam reveals that she has not given birth, authorities discover the unthinkable lengths she went to to ge...
Feb. 13, 2023
8. The Lonely Hearts Killers
In the 1940's Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck preyed on lonely women looking for love through lonely hearts advertisements. The duo started out as con artists but greed and jealousy led them to serial killing. Sources :...
Jan. 5, 2023
5. Velma Barfield / Death Row Granny Pt.2
Velma Barfield had America torn between justice and mercy. Was she a repentant murderer or an unrelenting master-manipulator? Send us a text Support the show hardtimesandtruecrimes.com buymeacoffee.com/hardtimesTC
Jan. 5, 2023
4. Velma Barfield / Death Row Granny- Pt 1
Velma Barfield was a beloved mother, grandmother and Sunday school teacher. She was also a master manipulator and serial killer. Send us a text Support the show hardtimesandtruecrimes.com buymeacoffee.com/hardtimesTC
Dec. 22, 2022
3. Killer Aunt Earle Dennison
In 1952 Earle Dennison visited her favorite three year old niece. She gave her poison under the guise of a treat. This led to discovering the killer aunt's dark and murderous past. Send us a text Support the show hardti...