The Femme Fatal
True Crime - Femme Fatale Style
The Femme Fatal tells the stories of women who commit crimes, blending true crime, pop culture, and astrology to explore power, obsession, and the darker side of femininity.
Episodes
29 episodes
Cowboy Bob: Peggy Jo Tallas
For over a year in the early '90s, the FBI hunted one of the smoothest bank robbers Dallas had ever seen: a quiet cowboy in a white hat and a Santa Claus beard who passed polite notes, never carried a gun, and walked out of six banks like he ha...
Lady Death: Lyudmila Pavlichenko
CORRECTION: Lyudmila Pavlichenko earned the nickname “Lady Death” solely because of her number of confirmed kills, not because of her escape from a lost battle as stated in the episode. week on The Femme Fatal, we st...
Kansas Murderess: Kate Bender
Meet Kate Bender, one of the most mysterious women in American true crime history. In 1870s Kansas, the Bloody Bender family welcomed travelers into their roadside inn, but some never made it back out.This week on The Femme Fatal
Cowgirl Butcher: Helen Hardin Moore
When Casey Elliott vanished from North Texas, investigators uncovered a case filled with secrets, suspicion, and one of the state's most disturbing homicide investigations. His girlfriend, Helen Hardin Moore, maintained there was more to the st...
Fatal Suitor: Belle Gunness
Belle Gunness is believed to be one of America's most prolific female serial killers, luring wealthy suitors to her Indiana farm through newspaper ads—where many were never seen again.In this episode of The Femme Fatal, we uncov...
False Friend: Pam Hupp
She looked like the perfect friend. Helpful. Caring. The kind of person you'd trust with your secrets or your life.This week on The Femme Fatal, we're diving into the shocking case of Pam Hupp, the Missouri woman whose web of li...
Rewritten Woman: Anne Perry
She published 14 bestselling novels before anyone knew who she really was.In 1954, two teenage best friends in Christchurch, New Zealand committed a murder that shocked the country, just because they couldn't bear the thought of being se...
Killer Barbie: Karla Homolka
The press called her one half of "Ken and Barbie" a nickname that stuck long after the trial ended. This episode traces how that image was built, sold, and eventually picked apart across film, documentary, and courtroom testimony.Then we...
Lesbian Vampire Killer: Tracey Wigginton
This week on The Femme Fatal, we're traveling to Australia to examine one of the country's most notorious murder cases.In 1989, Tracey Wigginton became known around the world as "The Lesbian Vampire Killer" after she and three a...
Pom Pom Mom: Wanda Holloway (Recorded live at Spindletap Brewery)
n this episode of The Femme Fatal, we explore the unbelievable true story of Wanda Holloway, the Texas mother whose determination to see her daughter make the cheerleading squad led to one of the most infamous murder-for-hire plots in ...
Cocaine Godmother: Griselda Blanco
Griselda Blanco wasn't just a drug trafficker. She was one of the most feared and powerful figures in the history of the cocaine trade.Known as the "Black Widow" and the "Cocaine Godmother," Blanco built a multimillion-dollar empire stre...
Lady Bluebeard: Lyda Southard
This week on The Femme Fatal, we dig into the case of Lyda Southard — aka Flypaper Lyda, the Black Widow, and Lady Bluebeard — an Idaho woman who buried four husbands, a brother-in-law, and her own daughter, all while collecting...
The Bitch of Buchenwald: Isla Koch
In this episode of The Femme Fatale, we step inside the gates of Buchenwald to tell the story of Ilse Koch, wife of the camp commandant, convicted war criminal, and one of the most mythologized women of the 20th century. We explore her...
Branded Believer: Allison Mack
In this episode of The Femme Fatal, we dive into the disturbing transformation of actress Allison Mack, from beloved television star to one of the most infamous members of the NXIVM cult. What began as self-help seminars and empowermen...
Wounded Mother: Darlie Routier
In the quiet suburbs of Texas, a brutal midnight attack left two little boys dead and their mother fighting for her life. But as the media frenzy exploded around Darlie Routier, grief itself went on trial. Was she a cold-blooded killer hiding b...
Suburban Slayer: Candy Montgomery
She was the woman everyone trusted. A devoted mother, a churchgoer, the perfect friend. That is what makes the story of Candy Montgomery so chilling.In Wylie, Texas, a seemingly ordinary friendship unraveled into secrets, an affair, and ...
Fatal Forger: Kouri Richins
What happens when the woman writing a children’s book about grief becomes the center of a murder investigation?This week on The Femme Fatal, we unravel the chilling story of Kouri Richins. A Utah mom, real estate investor, and a...
Pickaxe Killer: Karla Faye Tucker
On this episode of The Femme Fatal, we dive into Karla Faye Tucker, better known as the pickaxe killer. She went from a life of drugs and violence to becoming one of the most high-profile born-again Christians on death row. But when it...
Loyal Outlaw: Bonnie Parker
On this episode of The Femme Fatal, we dive into the story of Bonnie Parker, the small-town Texas girl who became one half of America’s most infamous outlaw duo.What started as a chance meeting with Clyde Barrow quickly spiraled...
Sadist Socialite: Delphine LaLaurie
On this episode of The Femme Fatal podcast, we’re heading to New Orleans, where beauty, wealth, and status masked something far more sinister.Delphine LaLaurie was everything society admired elegant, influential, untouchable. But behind ...
Toxic Temptress: Kristin Rossum
This week on The Femme Fatal, we’re covering Kristin Rossum, a toxicologist who turned her expertise into something deadly.What starts as a suspicious death quickly unravels into a story of addiction, affairs, and a woman who th...
Axe Heiress: Lizzie Borden
In this episode of The Femme Fatal, we step into one of the most infamous crime scenes in American history. Lizzie Borden was tried and acquitted in the brutal 1892 murders of her father and stepmother, but public suspicion never left ...
Suburban Siren: Pamela Smart
In this episode of The Femme Fatal, we examine the case of Pamela Smart, the New Hampshire media coordinator whose affair with a teenage student led to one of the most notorious murder trials of the early 1990s. We walk through the tim...