In September 1982, seven people were killed after taking Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. Though a massive recall and investigation were launched, the perpetrator was never found.

Roberta Elder - Atlanta's rare black female serial killer...

Dubbed Atlanta’s "Mrs. Bluebeard," a pejorative term referring to women who killed their own family members, Roberta Elder was suspected of killing three husbands, four of her children, three step-children, her mother, her grandchild, a cousin, and even probably more. 

I'm so sorry for being gone for so long, but we're back!

Did you know approximately 16% of serial killers apprehended in the US since 1820 were women, either acting alone or as a partner?!

Until Aileen Wuornos came along, the term "female serial Killer" was generally believed to be an oxymoron, in spite of the fact that some of our fairer citizens have consistently shown us that, when it comes to murder, a woman can compete with any man. 

Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer. In 1989-1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, she shot and robbed several of her male clients and claimed self-defense...

SPRINGFIELD, OR — Before Charles Stuart in 1989, and before Susan Smith in 1994, Diane Downs made national headlines by claiming that an unknown assailant had violently attacked her and her family, causing outrage and making national headlines.

The Downs incident occurred on May 19, 1983, when the 27-year-old mother insisted that she and her three children had been shot by a stranger on a deserted road in Springfield, Oregon... or so they thought.

*Trigger Warning* This episode contains details of murder, incest,  rape, and child abuse. Listener's discretion is advised.

Marcus Wesson (born August 22, 1946) is an American criminal convicted of nine counts of first-degree murder and 14 sex crimes, including the rape and molestation of his underage daughters. His victims were his own children, fathered by incestuous relationships with his daughters and nieces, as well as the children by his wife.

*Trigger Warning* This episode contains details of murder, dismemberment, torture, rape, and child abuse. Listener's discretion is advised.

The Premier episode of NYNWN will be the case of Mitchelle Blair, the remorseless Detroit mother who admitted to killing two of her children and hiding their bodies in a deep freezer. 

PS. Sorry about the audio in the beginning, I promise it gets better... :p