Menopause is Murder

Strap in, because this one is less “Houston, we have a problem” and more “Houston…what on earth just happened?”In this episode, Angela takes you into the high-achieving, high-pressure world of Lisa Nowak—a decorated NASA astronaut whose life looked picture-perfect…until it spiraled into one of the most bizarre crime stories in modern history. What happens when ambition, obsession, and a love trian...

Join us for part two of the story of Ruth Ellis! It only gets crazier. Was it passion, abuse, or inevitability? Marguerite unpacks the scandal and the moment that turned Ruth into history. Because sometimes… it’s not just murder. It’s history. 💋 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/menopause-is-murder--6789914/support .

This week Marguerite shares part one of the story of Ruth Ellis. Glamorous, troubled, and pushed to the edge—Ruth Ellis became the final woman executed in Britain after gunning down her lover, David Blakely, in 1955.Was it passion, abuse, or inevitability? Marguerite unpacks the scandal, the trial, and the moment that turned Ruth into history. Because sometimes… it’s not just murder. It’s history....

In this episode of Menopause is Murder, Angela tells the story of Francine Hughes — the quiet Michigan mom who endured years of brutal abuse before one night in 1977 when she decided she’d had enough. After being beaten, controlled, and terrorized by her husband, Francine waited until he passed out… and then she set the bed on fire. But this isn’t just a story about flames. It’s a story about surv...

Marguerite tells the story of Pauline Parker and Juliette Hulme — two girls, one fantasy kingdom, and a murder committed with a brick in a stocking in a quiet park on a sunny afternoon. But this case isn’t just about the crime — it’s about obsession, adolescence, delusion, and a friendship that crossed every boundary between loyalty and madness. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spre...

This week, Angela dives into the heartbreaking case of Missy Avila — the bright, bubbly teenager whose life ended in a dark, trash-filled ravine in the Angeles National Forest in 1985. What started as jealousy over boys, popularity, and teenage drama spiraled into something far more sinister. Rumors were spread. Lies were told. And two girls who called her “friend” lured her out for one last ride....

Marguerite is taking us back to the scandal-soaked early 1900s with a woman who treated husbands like seasonal accessories and crime scenes like inconvenient housekeeping. This week, we’re diving into the slippery, manipulative, and astonishingly bold life of Louise Peete — a charming con artist turned convicted killer who managed to reinvent herself more times than a Hollywood starlet. She marrie...

This week on Menopause Is Murder, Angela tells the story of Susan Wright — the soft-spoken Houston mom who claimed she was a battered wife… and then stabbed her husband 193 times in their bed. In 2003, what started as a “romantic night” ended in one of Texas’ most shocking crime scenes. Her husband, Jeff Wright, was tied to the bed. t prosecutors said it was premeditated murder. So which was it? D...

This week on Menopause is Murder, Marguerite takes Angela—and the rest of y’all—straight to wartime Italy for one of the most unsettling recipes in true crime history. Meet Leonarda Cianciulli: devoted mother, neighborhood fortune teller… and the woman infamously known as the “Soap-Maker of Correggio.” Between 1939 and 1940, in the quiet town of Correggio, Leonarda claimed she was simply protectin...

This week on Menopause is Murder, Angela takes the mic and tells the absolutely unhinged tale of Audrey Marie Hilley — the Alabama mama who decided arsenic was a love language. Angela walks us through how Audrey slowly poisoned her husband, then turned her sights on her own daughter (yes, her DAUGHTER), all while cashing insurance checks and playing the role of grieving widow. But wait — because t...

This week on Menopause is Murder, we’re diving into the chilling case of Velma Barfield — the soft-spoken North Carolina “caregiver” who was secretly serving up poison instead of comfort. Between 1971 and 1978, several people close to her — including her own fiancé — died mysteriously… until investigators realized the common ingredient wasn’t bad luck. It was Velma. Become a supporter of this podc...

Sharpen your side-eye and clutch your pearls, because this one shook France to its corseted core. The Papin sisters—Christine and Léa—were live-in maids in Le Mans when, on February 2, 1933, they brutally murdered their employer’s wife and daughter. What followed wasn’t just a murder trial—it was a full-blown intellectual meltdown. Were the Papin sisters monsters… or maids pushed past the breaking...

Marguerite gives the nitty gritty on Elizabeth Woolcock; who was convicted of poisoning her husband, Thomas, with mercury and paid the ultimate price—literally—when she was hanged at Adelaide Gaol. She remains the only woman ever executed in South Australia, buried inside the prison walls like a warning label for patriarchy gone wrong. But here’s the menopause-rage twist: historians argue Elizabet...

Angela shares the story of Kristi Koslow, when she decided family drama needed a body count. Instead of therapy, she allegedly recruited her boyfriend and his best friend to take out her father and stepmother. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/menopause-is-murder--6789914/support .

Marguerite shares the story of Betty Ann Duncan, the patron saint of toxic boy-mom energy. Back in 1958, she decided her pregnant daughter-in-law, Olga Duncan, had to go… so she outsourced murder like it was a household chore. The case blew up nationwide, because nothing says scandal like a mother-in-law hiring hitmen. In the end, Elizabeth Ann Duncan earned a grim little footnote in history: she...

Join the tribe as Angela shares the story of Marie Robards was a teenage girl who decided custody arrangements were inconvenient and murder was… an option. Desperate to escape life with her father and move back in with her mother, Marie poisoned him—then tried to outthink everyone involved. Fresh off a Shakespeare unit at school (because nothing says “teen logic” like Hamlet energy), Marie eventua...

Toni Jo Henry was young, furious, and done being ignored. Marguerite shares the story with Angela and the guest tribe BCav and Charlee as revenge turns deadly and Louisiana decides making an example out of a woman is the solution. Hormones, heartbreak, bad men—and consequences that hit hard. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/menopause-is-murder--6789914/support .

Irish immigrant, farmhand, and walking red flag Lizzie Halliday didn’t just have anger issues—she had bodies buried on her property. When investigators started digging (literally), they uncovered a trail of violence that made even the 1890s clutch their pearls. Was Lizzie criminally insane, shockingly violent, or just done with everyone? This episode dives into the chaos, the crimes, and the woman...

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In this delightfully dramatic episode of Menopause is Murder, we dive heel-first into the tale of Clara Harris — the Texas dentist whose marriage woes took a very driveway turn for the worse. It’s a story of love, betrayal, and one luxury car that will never be the same. Join Angela and Marguerite as they unpack the wild world of double lives, dental drama, and a parking-lot plot twist that made T...

This week, Marguerite takes us on a trip to 1930s Japan — where love, obsession, and a very sharp knife turned passion into infamy. Meet Sada Abe, the woman who quite literally couldn’t let go. What begins as a steamy affair between a geisha and her lover spirals into one of the most shocking love crimes in history. With her signature flair for the dramatic, Marguerite unpacks how desire, jealousy...

In this episode of Menopause is Murder, Angela dives into the twisted Nevada tale of Amy Pearson Bessey—a woman whose messy mix of family loyalty, jealousy, and greed turned deadly. Picture it: Las Vegas, 2012. A husband on his morning drive, a sudden gunshot on the highway, and a tangled web of betrayal that includes Amy’s own son and brother. And Angela's connection to the case! She unpacks how...

Grab your teacup and hold onto your lace bonnet, because in this episode, Marguerite dives into the deliciously dark tale of Mary Bateman — the Yorkshire Witch. With a twinkle in her eye and a scandal in her tone, Marguerite unravels the story of a charming conwoman who mixed witchcraft with good old-fashioned fraud in 18th-century England. From fake fortune-telling to fatal potions, Mary’s “magic...

In this episode, Angela takes us on a heartbreakingly twisted stroll through the life of Jennair Gerardot — a woman who loved deeply, spied creatively, and ultimately snapped spectacularly. What starts as a story of college sweethearts living the marketing dream quickly spirals into GPS trackers, secret recordings, and one fatal dinner that never happened. Angela peels back the layers of betrayal,...

In this episode of Menopause is Murder, Marguerite takes us on a chilling journey back to early 20th-century Johannesburg, where tea time could be deadly and a dose of arsenic was just another household item. With her signature mix of charm and dark humor, Marguerite unravels the tale of Daisy de Melker—a nurse, mother, and suspected serial poisoner whose husbands and son kept meeting the most unf...