Shockingly Wicked: A True Crime Podcast

Do women really use poison as their murder weapon of choice more than men? That is the question author and illustrator Lisa Perrin [http://www.madebyperrin.com/] set out to answer, and you might be surprised by what she discovered. Released in September of this year, The League of Lady Poisoners delves into stories of women from all over the globe, some you know and some you don't, but the common thread between them being their means -- and sometimes, even their motives. Join Briana as she interviews Lisa Perrin. You can look forward to a candid conversation about the book writing process, some of their favorite stories from the collection, and why Lisa's friends no longer invite her out to lunch. You can get your copy of The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women from anywhere books are sold, or by following this link [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-league-of-lady-poisoners-illustrated-true-stories-of-dangerous-women-lisa-perrin/19716488?ean=9781797215884]. --- Become a paid subscriber for $4.99 a month and get all episodes ad free, full guest interviews, and unedited bonus episodes! [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shockinglywicked/subscribe]

On April 28th, 1908, news of the Gunness home having gone up in flames spread quickly through LaPorte, Indiana. Some recalled the dire cries of warning coming from the farm’s owner, Belle Gunness, that her farmhand had threatened to burn the home down with her and her children inside, and it seemed like he had finally acted on it. Four bodies were found in the wreckage of the home, but upon closer inspection, a more macabre picture started to take shape. Although there's no real way of knowing how many fell by her hands, she's estimated to have killed 28 people throughout her life and gotten away with it... by faking her own death? Join us this week as we take a look at this fascinating case of greed turned butchery. Become a paid subscriber for $4.99 a month and get all episodes ad free, full guest interviews, and unedited bonus episodes! [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shockinglywicked/subscribe] Sources we used for this episode: * League of Lady Poisoners [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-league-of-lady-poisoners-illustrated-true-stories-of-dangerous-women-lisa-perrin/19716488?ean=9781797215884] by Lisa Perrin * American Spy, Belle Gunness, Oarfish (Season 2 Episode 6) of Mysteries at the Museum * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness] * https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness [https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness] * https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/belle-gunness-story/ [https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/belle-gunness-story/] * https://www.legendsofamerica.com/belle-gunness/ [https://www.legendsofamerica.com/belle-gunness/] * https://www.biography.com/crime/belle-gunness [https://www.biography.com/crime/belle-gunness] * https://www.norwegianamerican.com/belle-gunness/ [https://www.norwegianamerican.com/belle-gunness/] * https://www.historicmysteries.com/belle-gunness/ [https://www.historicmysteries.com/belle-gunness/] * https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gunness-belle.htm [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gunness-belle.htm] * https://stmuscholars.org/belle-gunness-serial-killer/ [https://stmuscholars.org/belle-gunness-serial-killer/] * https://laportelibrary.org/at-the-library/explore-local/belle-gunness/ [https://laportelibrary.org/at-the-library/explore-local/belle-gunness/] * https://laportecountyhistory.org/exhibits/belle-gunness/ [https://laportecountyhistory.org/exhibits/belle-gunness/] * https://www.chicagotribune.com/visuals/vintage/ct-viz-belle-gunness-seriel-killer-bluebeard-indiana-photos-20230420-lz4cfptembfobbatkg3sfe3cze-photogallery.html [https://www.chicagotribune.com/visuals/vintage/ct-viz-belle-gunness-seriel-killer-bluebeard-indiana-photos-20230420-lz4cfptembfobbatkg3sfe3cze-photogallery.html] * http://www.orrville.k12.oh.us/sites/orrville.k12.oh.us/files/11-12_Hall_Psychology_0.pdf [http://www.orrville.k12.oh.us/sites/orrville.k12.oh.us/files/11-12_Hall_Psychology_0.pdf] * https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2021/07/06/serial-killer-belle-gunness-explored-in-the-garden-of-spite/6840681002/ [https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2021/07/06/serial-killer-belle-gunness-explored-in-the-garden-of-spite/6840681002/] * https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2017/11/10/female-indiana-serial-killer-comely-belle-gunness-loved-her-suitors-death/848023001/ [https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2017/11/10/female-indiana-serial-killer-comely-belle-gunness-loved-her-suitors-death/848023001/] * https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=4c28f9a48ab61d2a3dbf5c166c27517f4292cca5 [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=4c28f9a48ab61d2a3dbf5c166c27517f4292cca5] * https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-belle-gunness-murder-farm [https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-belle-gunness-murder-farm] * https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/triflers-need-not-apply-the-story-of-deadly-belle-gunness [https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/triflers-need-not-apply-the-story-of-deadly-belle-gunness] * https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/belle-gunness-murders-serial-killer-mystery-butcher-of-men-hells-princess [https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/belle-gunness-murders-serial-killer-mystery-butcher-of-men-hells-princess] * https://headstuff.org/culture/history/belle-gunness-deadly-lonely-heart/ [https://headstuff.org/culture/history/belle-gunness-deadly-lonely-heart/] * https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/queen-black-widows-murdered-dozens-farm-article-1.2028012 [https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/queen-black-widows-murdered-dozens-farm-article-1.2028012] * https://anymystery.com/belle-gunness-the-story-of-hells-bell-murders/ [https://anymystery.com/belle-gunness-the-story-of-hells-bell-murders/] * https://norwegianridge.com/2012/10/12/halloween-special-belle-gunness-norwegian-american-serial-killer/ [https://norwegianridge.com/2012/10/12/halloween-special-belle-gunness-norwegian-american-serial-killer/] * https://taramrose.medium.com/women-who-kill-belle-gunness-47e7bc6788a7 [https://taramrose.medium.com/women-who-kill-belle-gunness-47e7bc6788a7] * https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv21hrfkf [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv21hrfkf] * https://murderousroots.com/episodes/minisode-2-hells-belle [https://murderousroots.com/episodes/minisode-2-hells-belle] * https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2018/07/04/laporte-serial-killer-belle-gunness-to-be-subject-of-tv-series/46489093/ [https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2018/07/04/laporte-serial-killer-belle-gunness-to-be-subject-of-tv-series/46489093/] * https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/history/gunness/12.html [https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/history/gunness/12.html] * https://www.historynet.com/belle-gunness-poisonous-pen/ [https://www.historynet.com/belle-gunness-poisonous-pen/] * https://www.documentarytube.com/articles/belle-gunness-the-true-black-widow-of-the-midwest/ [https://www.documentarytube.com/articles/belle-gunness-the-true-black-widow-of-the-midwest/] * https://www.grunge.com/1023769/belle-gunness-most-likely-motive-for-murdering-her-suitors/ [https://www.grunge.com/1023769/belle-gunness-most-likely-motive-for-murdering-her-suitors/] * https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/hell-s-belle-the-mystery-of-belle-sorenson-gunness [https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/hell-s-belle-the-mystery-of-belle-sorenson-gunness] * https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/belle-gunness-36384.php [https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/belle-gunness-36384.php] * https://crimeopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Belle_Gunness [https://crimeopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Belle_Gunness] * https://www.thegunnessmystery.com/ [https://www.thegunnessmystery.com/] * https://www.gypsyjournalrv.com/2023/03/belle-gunness-the-lethal-lady-of-la-porte-2/ [https://www.gypsyjournalrv.com/2023/03/belle-gunness-the-lethal-lady-of-la-porte-2/] * https://blog.newspapers.com/belle-gunness-murders/ [https://blog.newspapers.com/belle-gunness-murders/] * https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/strychnine/basics/facts.asp [https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/strychnine/basics/facts.asp] * https://www.healthline.com/health/psychopath#signs [https://www.healthline.com/health/psychopath#signs]

First episode of Season 4! Today, Brittany takes us back to 1958 as we discuss the great submersible, the USS Thresher. We discuss its creation, its destruction, and go over theories on why it sank. Join us on this submarine deep dive. Become a paid subscriber for $4.99 a month and get all episodes ad free, full guest interviews, and unedited bonus episodes! [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shockinglywicked/subscribe] Sources we used for this episode: * https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2023/april/what-killed-thresher [https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2023/april/what-killed-thresher] * https://www.ussthresher.com/roster/ [https://www.ussthresher.com/roster/] * https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/uss-thresher.htm [https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/uss-thresher.htm] * https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-submarine-sinks-in-atlantic [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-submarine-sinks-in-atlantic] * https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-11933561/Photos-reveal-innards-USS-Thresher-nuclear-powered-submarine-lost-sea.html [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-11933561/Photos-reveal-innards-USS-Thresher-nuclear-powered-submarine-lost-sea.html] * https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41523/uss-threshers-crew-may-have-survived-many-hours-after-its-disappearance-according-to-new-docs [https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41523/uss-threshers-crew-may-have-survived-many-hours-after-its-disappearance-according-to-new-docs] * https://www.dvidshub.net/news/442570/nuwc-division-newport-marks-60th-anniversary-loss-uss-thresher [https://www.dvidshub.net/news/442570/nuwc-division-newport-marks-60th-anniversary-loss-uss-thresher]

Long time, no see 👋🏽 It's been almost a year, but Briana and Brittany are back for season 4 of Shockingly Wicked! Before we get into the nitty gritty of the cases of this season, though, we wanted to get you caught up on some of the things we've been up to and some changes that'll effect the podcast going forward. Tune in next week for our first full episode of the season. Use code 2WICKED through the month of July when you check out in our merch store and get 20% off your whole order! [https://merch.shockinglywicked.com/discount/2WICKED] Become a paid subscriber for $4.99 a month and get all episodes ad free, full guest interviews, and unedited bonus episodes! [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shockinglywicked/subscribe]

Do you believe in demons? In the Roman Catholic Church, the rite of exorcism is a restricted practice with strict guidelines for what can qualify. Anneliese Michel was a student who started to experience symptoms of epilepsy as a teenager, but every medical treatment she tried seemed to fail and she proceeded to get worse. Having grown up in an extremely devout Catholic family, those around her began to suspect her symptoms weren't related to mental or physical illness at all, but of demonic possession. After repeated appeals to bishops in the provincial, local area of southern German, one bishop finally approved the request which led deadly consequences. Join us for our season finale as Briana takes us through the ins and outs of this tragic case and we discuss some of the issues with balancing faith and religion with modern medicine. Special thank you to our sponsor for this episode: * Podcast Calendars [https://podcastcalendars.com/products/2023-true-crime-calendar] - Pre-order your 2023 True Crime Podcast Calendar today to get 10% off your order and use our code WICKED for an additional $5 off! Sources we used for this episode: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel] * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11381816/anneliese-michel [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11381816/anneliese-michel] * https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/seized-by-the-spirit-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-and-the-exorcism-of-anneliese-michel/ [https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/seized-by-the-spirit-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-and-the-exorcism-of-anneliese-michel/] * https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/temporal-lobe-seizure/symptoms-causes/syc-20378214 [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/temporal-lobe-seizure/symptoms-causes/syc-20378214] * https://allthatsinteresting.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism [https://allthatsinteresting.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism] * http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/emilyrose.php [http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/emilyrose.php] * https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/the-criminal-exorcism-of-anneliese-michel-c75c23a28869 [https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/the-criminal-exorcism-of-anneliese-michel-c75c23a28869] * https://historydaily.org/the-anneliese-michel-story [https://historydaily.org/the-anneliese-michel-story] * https://religion.fandom.com/wiki/Anneliese_Michel [https://religion.fandom.com/wiki/Anneliese_Michel] * https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/02/AR2005090200559_3.html [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/02/AR2005090200559_3.html] * https://www.historicmysteries.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism/ [https://www.historicmysteries.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism/] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism] * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819054/ [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819054/] * https://www.britannica.com/topic/exorcism [https://www.britannica.com/topic/exorcism] * https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/bayern/zum-gruseln-abgebrannt-das-exorzisten-haus-art-195825 [https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/bayern/zum-gruseln-abgebrannt-das-exorzisten-haus-art-195825] * Beware of the Other Side(s): Multiple Personality Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder in American Fiction by Heike Schwarz