The Women of Death Row

The Women of Death Row

The Women of Death Row is a true-crime podcast. Sisters Amanda & Mariel will tell the stories behind condemned women on death row, exploring crime details, circumstances of the women's lives before & after sentencing, the role of gender and racial bias surrounding the justice system, and cases involving capital punishment plenty of opinions, sarcasm, and digressions.

Episodes

Trauma Bonding

November 14, 2022 • 23 mins

In this episode, Mariel tells the story of Courtney “Tailor” Clenney, an Instagram and OnlyFans "model" who has been charged with second-degree murder for stabbing her boyfriend, Christian “Toby” Obumseli, to death at their luxury apartment in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood on April 3, 2022.

The 22-year-old had 2 million followers on Instagram and has been claiming that she only acted out of self-defense during yet another intense ...

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Florida Woman

November 1, 2022 • 39 mins

This episode we discuss Lisa Montgomery updates the case of Taylor Rene Parker, execution methods, racial disparities in capital punishment cases, and the Pope's prayer to end capital punishment. Followed by strange stories that are not related to crime. 

Palate cleansers

1. A tomato spill makes a major California highway a marinara mess 

2. An overturned truck and Memphis covered the road with Alfredo sauce 

3. Truc...

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Stump Town

January 6, 2021 • 29 mins

In this episode of The Women of Death Row podcast hosts Amanda and Mariel explore the case of Lisa Graham.  Relying on monstersandcritics.com, the news on Alabama.com, mycrimelibrary.com, and the Ledger-Enquirer as sources, Amanda shares Lisa’s story.  In May 2015, Lisa was sentenced to death in Alabama for hiring Kenneth Walton to kill her 21-year-old daughter, Shea Graham.  Shea had recently been arrested on an agg...

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Witch Please

October 29, 2020 • 19 mins

In this episode of Women of Death Row, Mariel tells the story of Dame Alice Kyteler, a woman condemned and burned to death at the stake for witchcraft in Ireland on November 3, 1324. We also discuss breaking news of the confirmed date for Lisa Montgomery’s execution, Eric Menendez’s retrial, and why the new Netflix documentary film American Murder: The Family Next Door shook us to the core.

Listen in as we discuss how Bishop Richar...

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It's Pronounced Kamala

August 19, 2020 • 48 mins
In this episode of the The Women of Death Row podcast, hosts Amanda and Mariel take a look at the case of Maureen “Miki” McDermott after a brief time talking about the recent choice of Kamala Harris to be Joe Biden’s presidential running mate.  Moving into the main topic of the episode, listeners learn that Miki was born in 1947 in New Jersey, the third of four children and the only girl among her siblings.  After growing up in a w...
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Understanding Subwoofer

July 16, 2020 • 25 mins
Hello! This week Amanda tells the story of Frances Newton. Thank you so much for listening! To learn more about Frances NewtonPlease wear your masks & wash your hands; protect yourself AND others
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The Dumbell Murders

July 8, 2020 • 36 mins
Welcome to season two! On this episode of Women of Death Row, your hosts, Amanda and Mariel, discuss the case of Ruth Snyder. To open the podcast, the two give an update on the previously discussed Lori Vallow case. After giving the most recent update and their thoughts on this case, the conversation shifts to the Ruth Snyder case. Ruth Snyder (formally Ruth Brown) was a telephone operator in the 1910s who married a magazine art di...
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Polite Moon Walker

May 7, 2020 • 23 mins
Amanda discusses the case of serial killer Celeste Carrington. Digressions include Cyntoia Brown, another 'cult mom'- Lori Vallow update, with many Netflix recommendations. Thank you so much for listening! We hope everyone is hanging in there. For content related to this episode visit our Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramLearn more, stream episodes, or get in touch with us by visiting our website.
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Horse Girl

May 3, 2020 • 27 mins
This week, Mariel tells the crimes that inspired movies like "Lonely Hearts" and "The Honeymoon Killers", Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez. Digressions include a 'cult mom' (Lori Vallow) update.Thank you so much for listening! We hope everyone is hanging in there. For content related to this episode visit our Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramLearn more, stream episodes, or get in touch with us by visiting our website.
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"Fat A** Kelly Price"

April 26, 2020 • 23 mins
This week, Amanda tells the story of Rosie Alfaro and the horrific murder of 9 year old Autumn Wallace. Digressions include a classic episode of Catfish, and The Innocence Files on Netflix. Thank you so much for listening! We hope everyone is hanging in there. For content related to this episode visit our Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramLearn more, stream episodes, or get in touch with us by visiting our website.
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Jeez Louise

April 15, 2020 • 30 mins
Hello! Thanks for coming back. This week, Mariel discusses convicted serial killer, Louise Peete. Digressions include a dating story, quarantine, Bob's Burgers, and election 2020. Thank you so much for listening! We hope everyone is hanging in there. For content related to this episode visit our Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramLearn more, stream episodes, or get in touch with us by visiting our website.
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COVID-19 Update

March 23, 2020 • 2 mins
Hey listeners! Just a quick update to let you know that we are still here and more episodes are on the way!The world is facing a global health pandemic and we all have to make adjustments accordingly. Reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram or you can also get in touch with us by visiting our website.We are here for you in any capacity that we are able. We would love to hear from you and we would also love any fun ideas ...
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An Episode Like This Only Happens Once Every Four Years

March 4, 2020 • 26 mins
*Insert Leap Day One Liner* This week, Mariel sheds light on the plight of Overseas Filipino & migrant workers with the case of Flor Contemplacion and the death of Joanna Demafelis. Amanda shares the crimes of Florida Death Row Inmate, Tiffany Cole, her crimes, including the murders of Carol and Reggie Sumner. Digressions include Netflix's "The Trial of Gabriel Fernandez." On the bright side, NBC's new season of "Good Girls" is on ...
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Teresa Jr.

February 26, 2020 • 47 mins
This week, Amanda and Mariel obsess over rodents who went internet viral. Then Amanda tells us about another "black widow" killer, Judy Buenoano. Then Mariel follows up with a murder-for-hire that led to the second execution of a woman in Virginia, with the case of Teresa Lewis. Digressions include High School Musical, Tonka the Bear (dog), an MS Word typing fail, The Pharmacist and Love Is Blind on Netflix. Amazon's new "Falling F...
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Linguistics Flex

February 19, 2020 • 40 mins
Hello! This week Amanda dives into a deadly love triangle with the story of Kelly Gissendaner, and then Mariel follows with the story of a killer wife, the Black widow, Betty Lou Beets. Digressions include Alexa interruptions, a personal connection to a serial killer, a Lisa Montgomery experience, and more! Congratulations to Marcee, our winner of the Valentine's Day giveaway! Thanks for listening!For content related to this episod...
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[BONUS] 'Blade Runner'

February 13, 2020 • 24 mins
In this bloody-valentine themed bonus episode, Mariel discusses a non-death penalty related case. This story highlights the all too common problem of romantic partner violence and domestic abuse-- the infamous case of the murder of model Reeva Steenkamp by her boyfriend, the Paralympian runner, Oscar Pistorius, a crime that occurred on Valentine's day in 2013. Thanks for listening! For content related to this episode visit our Face...
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OVERGROWN BOOB

February 12, 2020 • 52 mins
Hello, our hopefully-not-so Bloody Valentines. In this episode, Amanda and Mariel tell stories of backstabbing lovers. Mariel will regale the story behind Barbara Graham, who would later become known as "Bloody Babs", a flock of seagulls (not the band or the haircut) and the third woman executed by gas chamber in California. Then Amanda tells us a marital homicide story that landed Angelina Rodriguez on Death Row. Digressions inclu...
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There's No Basement at the Alamo

February 6, 2020 • 52 mins
This is a big one, folks! Another dive into one of the United States's not so fine moments, the execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Then Mariel tells the story of a woman from across the pond, Ruth Ellis, whose execution rocked Britain and fueled what would become the abolishment of all hangings and eventually all death penalties. Digressions include a SimsTM adaptation of Netflix's You, "Chronic Hormone Syndrome," and other t...
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Say It Like It's Spelled

January 29, 2020 • 50 mins
Buckle up because this week, Amanda tells the story of the infamous female serial killer turned cult hero, Aileen Wuornos. Then Mariel tells a story that could leave you asking questions. Should Kerry Lyn Dalton be serving a death sentence which she received in 1995? Where is Irene Melanie May? Followed by a story of heroic Furries. Digressions include the new Netflix series on Aaron Hernandez and other recent crime binges.
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Amazon Prime Dating

January 22, 2020 • 45 mins
This week Amanda offers the long and disturbing history of the death penalty. Mariel tells a murder-for-hire story. The women behind the deadly plot, Marilyn Plantz, would become the second woman put to death in Oklahoma. This week's episode ends on digressions about gym stuff, the possible dystopian future of online-dating, Mariel's early-onset geriatric problems, and discovering the iPhone feature that won't let you forget 21st b...
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