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🎙️ Mugshot Mysteries: Episode 5
The Nebraska Siren – Bertha Liebbeke
She looked like the girl next door. Polite, well-dressed, maybe a little flustered. But behind the lace gloves? A master manipulator who pulled off some of the slickest thefts in Gilded Age America...without ever brandishing a weapon.
In this episode, we dig into the story of Bertha Liebbeke... con artist, charmer, and one of the most fascinating women ever to grace a mugshot. We break down her origin story, her best-known scams, and the psychology that made her so effective. Plus, Gabriel joins Kathryn for an interview-style dive into the criminal mind.
🕵️♀️ Show Notes & Sources:
- "The Nebraska Siren," Omaha Bee, 1891–1894
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/ - "A Beauty with a Taste for Deception," The Inter Ocean (Chicago), 1893
Available via Newspapers.com archives - Captured & Exposed – Fainting Bertha
https://capturedandexposed.com/2017/02/20/fainting-bertha/ - Old Spirituals – The Nebraska Siren
https://oldspirituals.com/2016/06/01/bertha-liebbeke/ - Nebraska State Historical Society
https://history.nebraska.gov - Inflation Calculator (for crime value comparison)
https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm - Mugshot Mysteries - Youtube Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_rTN61F_IQ&t=4s
🖼️ Bertha Liebbeke’s Mugshot
https://capturedandexposed.com/2021/03/19/fainting-bertha/
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🎙️ Mugshot Mysteries: Episode 5
The Nebraska Siren – Bertha Liebbeke
She looked like the girl next door. Polite, well-dressed, maybe a little flustered. But behind the lace gloves? A master manipulator who pulled off some of the slickest thefts in Gilded Age America...without ever brandishing a weapon.
In this episode, we dig into the story of Bertha Liebbeke... con artist, charmer, and one of the most fascinating women ever to grace a mugshot. We break down her origin story, her best-known scams, and the psychology that made her so effective. Plus, Gabriel joins Kathryn for an interview-style dive into the criminal mind.
🕵️♀️ Show Notes & Sources:
- "The Nebraska Siren," Omaha Bee, 1891–1894
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/ - "A Beauty with a Taste for Deception," The Inter Ocean (Chicago), 1893
Available via Newspapers.com archives - Captured & Exposed – Fainting Bertha
https://capturedandexposed.com/2017/02/20/fainting-bertha/ - Old Spirituals – The Nebraska Siren
https://oldspirituals.com/2016/06/01/bertha-liebbeke/ - Nebraska State Historical Society
https://history.nebraska.gov - Inflation Calculator (for crime value comparison)
https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm - Mugshot Mysteries - Youtube Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_rTN61F_IQ&t=4s
🖼️ Bertha Liebbeke’s Mugshot
https://capturedandexposed.com/2021/03/19/fainting-bertha/
💬 Enjoyed this episode?
Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your true crime fix.
Don’t forget to follow, rate, and leave a review. Thanks for listening. We’ll see you next time with another face… and another mystery.
Mugshot Mysteries tells the story behind the mugshot—where psychology, history, and crime collide.
🕵️♂️ New episodes drop weekly.
Stay curious. Stay suspicious.
Support the show
Enjoyed the episode? Don’t forget to follow, rate, and leave a review. Thanks for listening. We’ll see you next time with another face… and another mystery.
📸 Follow for case files:
Instagram & TikTok: @MugshotMysteriesPodcast
Support the show
Enjoyed the episode? Don’t forget to follow, rate, and leave a review. Thanks for listening. We’ll see you next time with another face… and another mystery.