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Female Criminals investigates the shocking cases of women who made headlines and uncovers the dark motives, hidden psychology, and jaw-dropping twists behind their crimes. Join Law&Crime's Elizabeth Millner in reexamining the complex and often misunderstood world of Female Criminals. Watch free, only on Spotify.
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What began as a drunken game of hide-and-seek ended in a claustrophobic nightmare that shocked the nation. While Sarah Boone claimed the death of Jorge Torres was a tragic accident, her own cell phone footage told a much more sadistic story of taunting and intentional neglect. We unpack the chilling "suitcase tapes" and the legal battle that eventually led to a life sentence for one of Florida's most notorious defendants. Get the full story on this episode of Female Criminals with Elizabeth Millner.
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In 2015, a quiet Texas neighborhood became the backdrop for a mother’s worst nightmare. Samantha Wohlford, a mother of five and YouTuber, told police a harrowing story: three masked intruders had stormed her home, tied her up, and kidnapped her husband, Ernie Ibarra. The search for Ibarra ended in tragedy just 24 hours later when his body was discovered in a remote location. However, as detectives began to pull at the threads of Wohlford’s "chilling" testimony, her story didn't just fray—it completely collapsed. Get the full story on this episode of Female Criminals with Elizabeth Millner.
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When a high-speed collision into a brick building left two young men dead, the community of Strongsville, Ohio, initially mourned a horrific accident. However, investigators soon uncovered a chilling trail of digital evidence and a toxic relationship that transformed a tragic crash into a calculated double murder. This documentary explores the harrowing 100-mph impact and the "hell on wheels" conviction that saw 19-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla sentenced to life in prison. Get the full story on this episode of Female Criminals with Law&Crime’s Elizabeth Millner.
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Decorated hero Rebecca Sayegh went on a midnight rampage that shattered more than just her ex-boyfriend’s front door. Fueled by a toxic love triangle and the sight of her replacement, the off-duty officer "snapped," launching a violent home invasion and issuing a chilling threat to burn the house to the ground next. Sayegh’s story serves as a haunting reminder of how quickly a protector can become a criminal. Get the full story on this episode of Female Criminals with Law&Crime’s Elizabeth Millner.
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The arrest of a sixth-grade teacher at Las Brisas Academy shocked the community of Goodyear, Arizona in 2018. Brittany Zamora, a seemingly normal teacher, had a dark secret that came to light. Zamora was confronted by a student's father, claiming they had an inappropriate relationship. What investigators would later uncover was much worse. Get the full story on this episode of Female Criminals with Law&Crime's Elizabeth Millner.
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A young mother’s routine day took a tragic turn when she believed she was meeting her new lover in a parking lot. Instead, 30-year-old Ashley Bocanegra arrived to find two women waiting for her. Seventeen-year-old Janine Gonzalez and 27-year-old Antonetta Stevens had allegedly lured her there. Bocanegra had reportedly been involved with Gonzalez’s brother, who was also Stevens’ fiancé. When she pulled into the apartment complex, a confrontation unfolded and was recorded on video. Find out what happened next on this episode of Female Criminals, hosted by Law&Crime's Elizabeth Millner.
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1Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, assassination-aiding King of Poisons.
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In South Carolina, legend tells of a woman who lured weary travelers to their deaths — turning her inn into a murder house. But there’s more to Lavinia Fisher’s story than bodies beneath floorboards. Was she really America’s first female serial killer? Or was she really only guilty of raising a little hell?
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After marrying the heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1862, Sarah Winchester was seemingly set for life. But while her finances never despaired, Sarah did — experiencing a string of tragedies that would haunt her. She built a strange and sweeping mansion to try and escape her ghosts, but in the process, built an even bigger legend.
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She was a singular woman in Gold Rush-era San Francisco: an entrepreneur, an abolitionist, and extraordinarily wealthy. But Mary Ellen Pleasant’s mere presence was enough to rattle her neighbors, and the accusations levied against her were enough to shock: she practiced black magic; she murdered a business associate; she cursed a family. Now she’s rumored to haunt a park in the very city that helped her swim, then watched her sink.
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In the 17th century, a middle-aged woman remakes her life in New England. But her fresh start turns sour after her neighbors decide she’s a witch. Jailed several times over, Goody Cole is never quite able to reclaim her reputation... so a new crop of townspeople do it for her, hundreds of years later.
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Listeners, we’re back with the finale of The Candy Box Killings from Solved Murders: 44-year-old Cordelia Botkin was the sole suspect in a murder-by-mail case that killed two sisters and involved two jurisdictions on two different coasts. Authorities knew she had an affair with the husband of one of the victims. But could they find enough evidence to prove it?
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Listeners, this week we’re sharing an episode of Solved Murders we think you’ll love: The Candy Box Killings. In the summer of 1898, two sisters died after eating chocolates they received in the mail. Their suffering was inexplicable — until their father discovered a sinister clue. We’ll be back soon with new Female Criminals episodes. In the meantime, enjoy!
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After the deaths of Jacob and Jane Young, Nancy Clem became a prime suspect. As a business partner of Young's, she had the motive. But at the time, it was unheard of for a woman to participate in a pre-meditated murder. And that's precisely what Clem hoped the jury would think.
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She became financially stable after her husband’s death by loaning out money to friends in return for high-interest repayments. Once remarried, Nancy Clem went into business with two locals who ran a confidence game. But when one of them wanted out, he wound up dead.
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Some people would do anything for family. Seventeen-year-old Abby Catt was one of those people. So when her dad and brother said they needed her for a bank heist, she said she would help. But her sense of loyalty would be tested when her dad tried to get her to take the fall.
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In 1950s Texas, a teenage runaway sets clubs ablaze with her improvisational dance style. Then she starts making headlines. In today’s episode: the traumatic — and whirlwind — origins of her career, how a club owner manufactured her image as a gun-toting stripper, and the sting operation that some claim was a conspiracy to take her down. Who really was the woman behind the stage name?
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When her husband died unexpectedly, it brought Sante Kimes and her son Kenny closer together in an unexpected way. And without access to her husband's money, the two would need to take drastic action. Sante had the plans. Kenny just needed to follow through on them.
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She didn't want to pay for something if she could take it for free. And now that Sante Kimes had a millionaire boyfriend who could literally bail her out of any jam, she raised the stakes. Instead of stealing bread as she did as a kid, she graduated to lifting mink coats, swiping high-end automobiles, and even human trafficking.
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In her early childhood, she didn't have much. So as Sante Kimes got older, she was motivated by one idea: enough is never enough. And even after she moved in with millionaire real-estate investor Kenneth Kimes, she continued to take what she wanted, even if it meant breaking the law.
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I love this show, and usually the psychological insights are enlightening, but the sensationalism of the DID/MPD diagnosis applied to Tracey is gross, especially when it's so dated and mostly discounted by real psychology at this point.
can i just say Tom is a jerk!!!
well I guess everyone should be afraid child abuse survivors and sexual abuse survivors. they grow up to be scary dangerous people and chronic liars who have nothing better to do than destroy everyone around them. the survivors are worse than the person and deserve more stigma. way to go with this episode.
so sick of Charles Manson .. across all of your podcasts, seriously?
love to show
I'm not a podcast producer nor do I pretend to be but I have completed lots of podcast research for this comment. After listening and researching podcast over 5 years, I can say this one doesn't have it.
I love it, I used to watch this show called "Deadly Women" and when I saw this I had to subscribe and listen!
Love all the parcast network shows I have.
"Kim is not a licensed psychologist but has done a lot of research for this show". well that is good. I am not a doctor but I have read some stuff so next stop is naturally surgery.
"Kim is not a licensed psychologist but has done a lot of research for this show". well that is good. I am not a doctor but I have read some stuff so next stop is naturally surgery.
Bummer. Claire's voice gives me a headache and the 5 star thing before the first episode even started was a big turn off.
Women are so evil
Too many ads and turned off by the asking of a 5star review before the first episode even starts. It seems all parcast podcasts are the same script and this is the reason I stopped listening to those. It's too bad as I was looking forward to these stories.
I absolutely love this podcast. it's Soo interesting and the stories are great
Great podcast! I love the psychological analysis of the criminals. I think it provides a little better understanding of why they did what they did even though it doesn't excuse their behavior. Keep up the good work!
Please do Diane Downs!
The reason women are less likely to walk into a room and kill everybody is the reason women are less likely to walk into a room and save everybody.
Great listen...thank you!
me and my fiance love this listen every wednesday
Never gave a second thought about Pocast. But after listening to Parcast selections I'm hooked. Well done. 😊 - Clive from Berkshire. England