Season 2, Episode 5: Shashikala "Baby" Patankar - The Meow Meow Queen Summary: Here at LWH we love a good rags to riches tale - who doesn’t? Episode 5 follows one such story about Baby Patankar , who went from lowly Milkmaid to the leader of one of Mumbai’s largest drug rings. So, maybe not your typical…or legal, fairy tail, but definitely an interesting one. Join us, as we tell the tale of the notorious Meow Meow Queen. Research Sources: https://openthemagazine.com/features/india/the-drug-lady-of-mumbai/ https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-s-baby-patankar-the-queen-of-a-flourishin ..read more

Audio Credits: Intro/Outro: Possessed Doll - Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com/ Background/Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Hello Lawless Listeners! Welcome to Framing the Narrative, a Lawless subseries devoted to exploring the historical backdrop for our curvaceous criminals. This week we’ll be learning about India’s drug trade in the 80’s and 90’s, so throw away your D.A.R.E. shirts and say YES to… knowledge?  Mephedrone, often known as Meow Meow or White Magic, is a synthetically created amphetamine stimulant that has effects comparable t ..read more

Hello Lawless listeners! We’ve got some changes coming to our program that we’d like to announce, but first we’d like to say THANK YOU – to our families, our friends, and you, our amazing listeners. We truly appreciate every one of you for downloading our releases and sharing our little project with your peers. Your continued interest in our show has kept us going. So thank you for being YOU!  While we enjoy making these episodes, doing a podcast can be taxing on our team, especially since this is not our full-time job. With this in mind, we have decided to restructure the show. We’re do ..read more

Framing The Narrative: This week, we’ll explore the surprising origin of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Support the show ..read more

Season 2, Episode 3: Amelia Dyer - The Angel Maker Summary:  “The old baby farm, the wretched Miss Dyer - At the Old Bailey her wages is paid - In times long ago, we’d ‘a’made a big fire - And roasted so nicely that wicked old jade.” That is a popular song from Victorian England about one of their most prolific serial killers, and this episode of Lawless Women of History’s leading lady, Amelia Dyer. A murderer responsible for what some estimate to be upwards of 400 child deaths. You have been warned.   Follow us on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We want you to @ us ..read more

Season 2 Episode 2: Leonarda Cianciulli - DIY Sacrifice Summary: In the age of COVID many people have found ways to keep themselves occupied, including new hobbies. In this episode of Lawless, our DIY Queen enjoyed making artisan soap during WWII…using human remains. So let’s delve right into Leonarda Cianciulli, The Soap-Maker of Correggio.   Follow us on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We want you to @ us with questions, guesses on who the next criminal will be, or suggestions for future episodes and we may give you a shout out! https://www.facebook.com/LawlessTC/ http ..read more

Season 1, Episode 13: Mary Kay Letourneau - Only One Crime, Love Summary:  Love. It’s a powerful emotion that can cause those under its spell to do things that they normally wouldn’t do. But, how far is too far? In episode 13 of Lawless we discuss one of the most sensational cases of the 90s, the case of Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher who’s love for her student turned from gentle guidance to flirtation to sexual abuse.   Follow us on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We want you to @ us with questions, guesses on who the next criminal will be, or suggestions for futu ..read more

Season 1, Episode 12: Guilty by Association Summary: They say that legends never die, but what happens when the stories that fuel the myth are speculative at best? For Episode 12 of Lawless, we venture back in time to the Wild West, exploring the legendary mythos of Belle Starr, the “Bandit Queen.” While this woman did live a life of questionable morals, how much of her story is truth and how much is folk tale?    Follow us on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We want you to @ us with questions, guesses on who the next criminal will be, or suggestions for future episo ..read more

Season 1, Episode 10.5: North Berwick Witch Trials Summary: This special Halloween episode of Lawless explores what ensued during one of the earliest and most influential witch trials in Scotland, the North Berwick Witch Trials. Follow us on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We want you to @ us with questions, guesses on who the next criminal will be, or suggestions for future episodes and we may give you a shout out! https://www.facebook.com/LawlessTC/ https://www.instagram.com/lawless.tc/ https://twitter.com/LawlessTC You can also find us on YouTube with CC available! https ..read more

Season 1, Episode 10: Point Blank Prostitute   Summary: Welcome to episode 10 of Lawless where crime knows no gender. Today Alisha and I will be covering one of the most well-known female criminals in modern history, Aileen Wuornos. Follow us on social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We want you to @ us with questions, guesses on who the next criminal will be, or suggestions for future episodes and we may give you a shout out! https://www.facebook.com/LawlessTC/ https://www.instagram.com/lawless.tc/ https://twitter.com/LawlessTC You can also find us on YouTube with CC ava ..read more