Onstage, she was a goddess — veiled in silk and mystery, captivating audiences with movements that felt sacred instead of seductive.
 Offstage, she was a mother, a survivor, and a woman who refused to exist quietly.

But in a world at war, a woman who knew how to command attention became dangerous.

In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we unravel the life and psychology of Mata Hari — the famed dancer accused of espionage during WWI. Was she a master spy pulling strings across borders? Or a woman punished for the power she carried, the autonomy she claimed, and the men she refused to fear?

This case isn’t just about guilt and innocence.
 It’s about identity, perception, trauma, and the way society treats women who cannot be controlled.

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It didn’t start with a dramatic confrontation, a weapon, or a crime scene.
 It started with something familiar… a bottle of Excedrin sitting next to a bathroom sink. Something ordinary. Something trusted.

But inside those capsules wasn’t relief, it was cyanide.
 And the woman behind it wasn’t a stranger lurking in the shadows.
 She was a wife. A mother. Someone who believed the world owed her more. She was someone who was willing to kill to get it.

In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we dive into the chilling case of Stella Nickell, the woman whose calculated poisoning shook the country in 1986 and changed U.S. product safety forever. Her crime wasn’t impulsive, it was planned, researched, layered, and disturbingly detached. What looked like grief was performance, and what looked like coincidence was strategy.

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• The poverty, instability, and emotional detachment that shaped Stella’s worldview
• How entitlement replaced empathy and strategy replaced morality
• The calculated murder of her husband and the random killing of a stranger
• Why Stella escalated from murder to mass public product tampering
• The psychological profile behind offenders who kill for personal gain
• How Stella’s actions led to national reforms in packaging and safety laws

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On the surface, she looked like everyone’s grandmother — polite, soft-spoken, and generous. Her Victorian home on F Street smelled like cinnamon and bleach, her tenants called her “Mother Teresa with pearls,” and social workers trusted her completely.
 But behind the lace curtains and home-cooked meals was a horror story buried—literally—in her own backyard.

In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we uncover the chilling psychology of Dorothea Puente, the Sacramento landlady who preyed on society’s most vulnerable, murdered them, and buried their bodies just steps from her kitchen. What looked like compassion was actually control and what looked like kindness was calculated.

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• The childhood abandonment that shaped her obsession with identity
• How she weaponized caregiving to manipulate the forgotten
• The psychological cocktail of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy
• The horrifying discovery in her backyard that shocked a city
• Why empathy without conscience can become one of the darkest masks of all

Dorothea Puente wasn’t fueled by rage — she was fueled by order, performance, and the illusion of control. This isn’t just a true crime story; it’s a study in how charm, trauma, and emotional mimicry can disguise pure evil.

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The world saw a tearful mother begging for help — trembling voice, tear-streaked face, pleading for the safe return of her two little boys.
 But behind that performance was something much darker.

Susan Smith wasn’t the victim.
 She was the reason her sons were gone.

In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, Kaitlyn steps into the chilling psychology of Susan Smith — the small-town mother whose lies captivated the nation. From her troubled childhood and desperate need for approval to the night she drove into John D. Long Lake, this story reveals how emotional emptiness can turn into destruction.

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• The childhood trauma that shaped Susan’s need for control
• The rejection that shattered her fragile identity
• The night she turned pain into performance
• How she weaponized empathy and racial bias to cover her crime
• The psychology of narcissistic collapse and emotional manipulation

This isn’t just true crime — it’s a study in how appearance, emotion, and empathy can all become dangerous illusions.

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The pies were cold on the counter, dinner untouched, and the house felt too quiet.
 Russ Faria walked in that night expecting his wife — and instead found a nightmare.
 55 stab wounds. A knife still in her neck.
 And somewhere in Troy, Missouri, a woman named Pam Hupp was already rehearsing her story.

In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, Kaitlyn steps into the life of Pam Hupp — the smiling neighbor who used kindness as her weapon.
From the murder of Betsy Faria to a staged “self-defense” shooting, this is a story of manipulation, control, and the chilling psychology of a woman who wanted to be the hero, no matter the cost.

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• The night Betsy Faria’s husband walked into horror
• How Pam Hupp weaponized sympathy to frame an innocent man
• The staged murder that exposed her web of lies
• Her Alford plea, new charges, and the ongoing trial
• The psychology of control, deception, and malignant narcissism

This isn’t just true crime — it’s a warning about what happens when empathy turns into exploitation.

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They said her pies could fix a bad day. Her soups could warm your bones in winter. But graves don’t lie.

In a quiet Missouri town, Bertha Gifford was known as the neighbor who baked, prayed, and cared for the sick. But when the sheriff ordered the first coffin raised, everything changed.

How many did she “help” to die?

In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, Kaitlyn steps into the farmhouse kitchen where faith, trust, and arsenic mixed together — and explores the psychology behind one of America’s earliest female serial poisoners.

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• How Bertha Gifford’s kindness hid something darker
 • The rise of a small-town angel turned silent killer
 • Why arsenic was the poison of choice for women in early America
 • The courtroom drama and insanity defense that shaped her legacy
 • The psychology behind caregiving turned control

This is more than a murder story — it’s about care as control, and how trust can become the most dangerous weapon of all.

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In the early hours of November 5th, 1989, the quiet of a San Diego morning shattered with five gunshots.
 Dan Broderick — a successful attorney — and his new wife, Linda Kolkena, were found dead in their bedroom. Their killer? His ex-wife, Betty Broderick.

Once seen as the perfect wife and mother, Betty’s story became a chilling study in rage, humiliation, and psychological unraveling. After years of emotional abuse, manipulation, and being erased from her own life, Betty snapped — and her crime shook the nation.

In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we explore the woman behind the headlines and the psychology behind her breaking point.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:
• Betty’s early life and the pressure to be perfect in a Catholic household
• The manipulation and emotional neglect that fueled her breakdown
• The affair that shattered her world — and the night it all ended
• The courtroom battles that defined her legacy
• The psychological dissection: Borderline and Dependent personality traits
• Why her case still divides public opinion decades later

This isn’t just about murder — it’s about invisibility, identity, and what happens when love turns into control.

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In the pediatric wards of Texas during the late 1970s and early 1980s, parents believed their children were in the safest place imaginable. But behind the gentle voice of nurse Genene Jones lurked something darker. Dozens of children died under her care, their sudden declines shrouded in mystery—until whispers of “code blues” and unexplained injections grew too loud to ignore.

Nicknamed “The Angel of Death,” Jones is suspected of killing up to 60 infants and children. Prosecutors could prove only a fraction of the cases, but the horror of her actions reshaped the way hospitals screen medical staff and track unexplained deaths.

In this chilling episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we dive into:

• Genene’s early years and the cracks in her psychology
• The string of suspicious child deaths at Bexar County and Kerrville clinics
• The medical arrogance and loopholes that let her slip through the system
• The chilling psychology of a caregiver who created crises to play the hero
• How her case still haunts true-crime discussions about trust, medicine, and power

This isn’t just a story about one nurse—it’s a warning about systems that fail the most vulnerable.

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Late-summer New Hampshire looked peaceful on August 18, 2025, with porch lights glowing and kids finishing popsicles…but inside a quiet cul-de-sac home, Emily Long’s double life was about to shatter. Behind the flawless TikTok reels and a reputation as the perfect wife and mom, Emily was hiding a $600,000 embezzlement, a dying husband, and an obsession with control.

When investigators closed in on the missing money, Emily chose the unthinkable: a murder-suicide that left her husband and two of their children dead, a toddler miraculously alive, and an entire community asking how someone so “perfect” could harbor such darkness.

In this gripping episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we unpack:
• Emily’s meticulous childhood and perfectionist streak
• The secret financial theft that fueled the spiral
• The psychological “cornered offender” profile that often precedes familicide
• How curated social-media images can hide devastating truths

This is more than a true-crime story. It’s a chilling look at shame, secrecy, and the pressure to appear perfect. Listen now for a deep dive into a case that shocked New England and captivated true-crime fans worldwide.

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On a humid Florida morning in August 2009, Dalia Dippolito drove home from the gym to find police tape fluttering across her townhouse. Officers told her the unthinkable: her husband, Michael, had been killed. Cameras captured her sobs and shock.

But it was all a setup.
 Michael was alive.
 And Dalia was about to be arrested for trying to have him murdered.

This episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes goes inside the three-year storm that followed: the hidden-camera meetings with an undercover hitman, the staged crime scene that became viral TV, and the trials that exposed a young woman’s obsession with control, money, and performance.

🎧 In this episode, we explore:
• Dalia’s childhood in New York and early signs of narcissism
• Her whirlwind romance and marriage to Michael Dippolito
• The failed attempts to frame Michael on probation violations
• The undercover sting and the infamous “5,000 percent sure” line
• The televised driveway scene and three headline-making trials
• The psychology of narcissistic and histrionic traits—and why murder can look “cleaner” than divorce

🧠 This isn’t just a murder-for-hire case. It’s about performance, manipulation, and the dangerous belief that you can script reality.

📍 One woman. One plan. A murder that never happened—but shocked the world.

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