MurdHer: Women in Crime

It’s a holiday extravaganza! On this special holiday episode Dani and Gabe cover the 9 Criminals of Christmas as well as go over some misconceptions about the holiday season and crime.

 

Story 1:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-sc-woman-stabbed-spouse-with-ceramic-squirrel-over-beer/#:~:text=NORTH%20CHARLESTON%2C%20S.C.%20%E2%80%93%20A%2041,%2C%2044%2C%20was%20arrested%20Dec.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/27/domestic-violence-stabbing-squirrel/4228747/

Story 2:

https://www.couriermail.com.au/four-bikiniclad-bandits-grab-christmas-lights-and-run-in-tiny-south-johnstone/news-story/f712d6404b292799959f328806cd2978

 

https://www.oddee.com/item_99190.aspx

Story 3:

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/man-stabbed-after-giving-girlfriend-knife-for-christmas/

 

https://www.oddee.com/item_99190.aspx

Story 4:

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/12/woman-used-towering-marijuana-plant-as-christmas-tree

 

https://metro.co.uk/2014/12/09/mum-is-busted-for-using-giant-marijuana-plant-as-christmas-tree-4979973/

Story 5:

https://www.eonline.com/news/984624/big-brother-s-christmas-abbott-arrested-for-criminal-mischief

Story 6:

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2021/12/05/police-arrest-woman-after-vero-beach-christmas-parade-crash/8879011002/

Story 7:

https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-woman-arrested-allegedly-punching-female-head-who-wished-her-merry-christmas-1479928

Story 8:

https://www.villages-news.com/2020/12/16/oxford-woman-jailed-after-allegedly-hitting-sister-with-christmas-decoration/

Story 9:

https://nypost.com/2019/12/09/florida-woman-attacks-boyfriend-with-fake-christmas-tree-over-tv-volume/

Klara Mauerova was a loving mother to her 2 boys. An unfortunate turn of events led her into a cult and the events that would follow is one of the most horrific stories we’ve covered to date. Find out how this loving mother became a cult following cannibal. 

Content warning: this episode contains graphic torture, child abuse, and cannibalism

 

Sources:

The Kurim Cult by Mason Ryan

https://second.wiki/wiki/klara_mauerova

 

https://gingerscrimemuseum.com/?p=2082

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grail_Movement#:~:text=The%20Grail%20Movement%20is%20a%20new%20spiritual%20movement%20dedicated%20to,Britain%20and%20in%20the%20USA.

 

 

On this week of MurdHer we cover Amelia Dyer, The Baby Farmer. Amelia murdered anywhere from 4-300+ babies for financial gain. She took advantage of a system that preyed on women for her own gain. Listen in to hear about one of the most cold blooded killers to date.

 

SOURCES: 

Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farm Murders by Angela Buckle 

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/amelia-dyer/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39330793

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer

Dorothea Puente opened a boarding house in the 1980s and took in people with mental illness and disabilities. She was an elder, kind looking woman who was filling a need the community had. When the residents began to disappear police began to ask questions. 

This weeks episode of MurdHer brings us a different kind of story. It is the story of Miriam Rodriguez. After her daughter was kidnapped she did everything she could to get her daughter back.. including hunting down cartel members herself.

 

 

Sources: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/americas/miriam-rodriguez-san-fernando.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/12/mexican-woman-who-uncovered-cartel-murder-of-daughter-shot-dead-miriam-rodriguez

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fernando,_Tamaulipas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas

 

We’re back!! Season 2 is starting off with a very spooky episode where we cover some special witches. First we cover Baba Anujka who made magical love potions that resulted in death. Next we cover Rose Veras who know as the Witch of Delray. However, she may not be as witchy as her blue eyes make her appear.

Season finale is available now! We explain why we went radio silent and discuss Pam Hupp! Pam hears that her old coworker and friend, Betsy, who she hasn’t spoken to in years has terminal cancer. She selflessly forces herself into Betsy’s life and helps Betsy out by driving her to doctors appointments and giving her a shoulder to lean on. However, Pam has a dark, ulterior motive behind her seemingly selfless acts.

As a young, Irish immigrant in the late 1800's "Jolly" Jane Toppan faced many hardships. Sold into indentured servitude as a child, Jane went on to become a respected and well paid nurse, which is where her lust for death bloomed. What could have been an inspirational story of perseverance in the face of xenophobia took a dark turn. To this day it is unknown how many people she murdered, but it could be in the hundreds.

Dani and Gabe discuss Myra Hindley, "the most hated woman in Britain", on this week's MurdHer: Women in Crime.

TW: Violence against minors.

Laurie Bembenek had been fired from her job as a police trainee. She tried to move on and got a new job and even got married. Life took a turn when her husbands ex wife was murdered and Laurie became the prime suspect. She had no alibi, motive, and the means to commit the murder... but this case isn't as clear cut as it seems