Adele Ritchie was born for the stage, a vaudevillian diva and director, she craved attention and adoration. After Adele's friend, a beautiful and wealthy divorcee got a taste of the limelight, Adele got a taste for revenge. The tragic events that followed, are truly worthy of the theatre.

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In the Victorian era, women had little other option than marriage to get ahead in life. Young Frenchwoman Adelaide Bartlett was no exception. But when her husband finally gets in the way of her education and self improvement, the results are downright deadly.

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This week we have a mother-daughter act. Grace Fortescue and her spoiled daughter Thalia Massie were socialites and the cream of D.C. society. After Thalia married a Navy officer and was whisked away to Hawai'i, her selfish machinations bring about both a murder and a miscarriage of justice. Don't worry, mother always cleans up after her daughter.

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This week we tell the story of Florence Bravo, a woman testing the limits of Victorian propriety: conducting affairs, divorcing without consent . . . oh, and possibly murder. Hear the sensational story that captured the attention of 1870s London.

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This week we recount a tale of betrayal, love, and possibly murder in the Deep South. A thoroughly modern woman, Ruth Dean became one of the first female medical school graduates at UVA and seemed to have a bright future ahead of her. Then Ruth met the married Dr. John Preston Kennedy, soon realizing that while love is the sweetest thing . . . it can also be the deadliest.

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1856. A young socialite falls for a poor shipping clerk. Girl meets boy. Girl meets another man. Boy meets arsenic. This week we bring you an account of Victorian intrigue, taboos, and murder: the story of Madeleine Smith.

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On this season of the podcast, we'll be traveling back in time between a series of crimes from the Victorian era to the 1930s. One era is known for its refinement and primness. We'll counter that with the 1930s, just after the first modern sexual/female revolution when flappers marked an enormous change in how women dressed, acted, worked and dated.

1931. A woman attempts to exit a bustling L.A. train station. After being stopped by a baggage inspector, she flees, abandoning several large trunks. Upon opening the trunks, the LAPD makes a gruesome discovery. This week's episode recounts the ghastly crime, and the media circus that followed the trial of Winnie Ruth Judd, murderess.

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" . . . To reach the goal of one's ambitions must be tragic. " - N.C. Wyeth

In this bonus episode, we take a look at an American artistic dynasty: the Wyeths. Based in the Brandywine Valley, the Wyeths' works graced the walls of museums around the world and the covers of popular literature such as "The Saturday Evening Post". Simultaneously, they lived a complicated and dysfunctional life together. Join us as we look at the lives of N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and the other members of one of the most celebrated American artistic families.

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In our season finale (But wait! There's a Bonus episode coming!) we explore what happens when your perfect day doesn't go so, well, perfect. From public confrontations, scandalous secrets and revelations, and a runaway bride, we present a few stories that would lead anyone to ask to be taken off the invite list.

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This week's episode presents stories of housewives gone quite mad. From a reverend's wife's mysterious disappearance, the bizarre family plan of a mentally unstable newlywed, and the twisted plot of murder and deception between a husband and wife.

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