Phoolan Devi: Bandit Queen, Parliamentary Member, and More

Hello everyone! Welcome back to A Murderess Affair. It's been a while friends but I am SO EXCITED to be back and making episodes again. This week we're talking about Kate Leigh, Australia's Queen of the Underworld, and her rise to power. She also had a vicious and bloody history in Australia's Razor Gang War against fellow Australian kingpin Tillie Devine, and that's something that we're actually going to cover in next week's episode! If you're interested, make sure you follow the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts, and can't wait to hear what you think of this week's episode.

23 Kesä 202314min

Let’s talk about the legend of Riina- called Melanasia’s female ghostbuster. She is known as the legendary leader of Pacific warriors who, when cannibalistic ghosts kidnapped two women from the Solomon Islands, rose to the cause and was able to rescue them.

21 Loka 202210min

This week we're talking about "Onake" Obavva, a South Indian woman who took on an army by herself in the late 1700s, smashing men over the head with a club as they tried to sneak one by one into her town. This is a story you won't want to miss.    Let's also talk about the Kaitlin Armstrong updates! Finally caught after 43 days on the run, here's what we know so far.

1 Syys 202214min

Annie Dookhan is a convicted felon who pled guilty to falsifying evidence that affected up to 34,000 cases in the state of Massachusetts. She worked as a chemist for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drug Abuse Laboratory.  She was recently the subject of a Netflix series How to Fix a Drug Scandal and I highly recommend watching it if you haven't already

4 Elo 202211min

In the wake of the Roe v Wade decision, it is easy to feel hopeless, and angry. I wanted to make an episode that talked about the women who came before us, and how they fought against a system that was determined to deny them their basic human rights and access to healthcare.  Today we're going to talk about the Jane Collective, the women who came before us who helped women in need obtain abortion and healthcare at a time where they could be tried for felony murder.  About the recent Supreme Court decision, founder Heather Booth said,  "It's certainly against the promise of this country and against freedoms that we've worked so hard for. but we can make a difference and we can make a future...we need to turn our anger into action. because it's when we stay hopeless and helpless that we become victims. We are not victims, we are the hero of our story."

26 Kesä 202218min

This week we're talking about current fugitive Kaitlin Armstrong, wanted in connection to the murder of Moriah "Mo" Wilson. Armstrong was last on surveillance footage at the Newark International Airport. US Marshals are currently offering $5,000 for any information in connection to her arrest.  Support the Wilson Family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/moriah-wilson-fund This week I also had the pleasure of talking to @FanbaseWeekly and @refallisonleigh to discuss the latest in  #geek news! This was so much fun to do and an absolute blast to be on! Check out the full episode here: https://tinyurl.com/fanbaseweekly

14 Kesä 202212min

This week we’re talking about Keumalahayati-one of the first female admirals of the navy in what would be modern day Sumatra, Indonesia. She is also known as Malahayati, and led an entirely female armada made up of women who’d been widowed.

25 Touko 202210min

This is a mini episode release because there is a currently breaking case! Jade Benning has been arrested on suspicion of a murder that was committed 26 years ago. Let's talk about what we know so far.    Check back on Friday for a full length episode!

11 Touko 20225min