GBRLIFE Transmissions
Why do women commit crimes? While crime isn't biased to gender, the reasons behind the crimes can be. GBRLIFE of Crimes dives into women's crimes and the Psychology behind them. Support this podcast:
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Catherine Birnie didn’t begin her life as a murderer. But once she met David Birnie, her story shifted into one of the darkest partnerships in Australian true crime. Over just five weeks in 1986, four women vanished from quiet Perth suburbs. What unfolded behind closed doors was a nightmare of manipulation, violence, and control. Catherine wasn’t just a bystander—she was his accomplice. The question is: was she driven...
Andrea Yates didn’t fit the picture of a monster. She was a nurse, a mother, and a woman devoted to her faith. But in June of 2001, she drowned all five of her children, shocking the world. What drove her to this act? Was it religion, postpartum psychosis, or years of ignored cries for help? This case isn’t just about murder—it’s about the hidden cost of untreated mental illness.
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She smiled at neighbors.
Baked cookies for the church.
And buried every single one of her children.
Was Marybeth Tinning cursed… or was she the curse?
In a quiet New York town, Marybeth Tinning appeared to live for her children. But behind the warm smiles and neighborhood small talk, tragedy followed her family like a shadow. One by one, over the course of 14 years, nine of her children died — each death...
She was polite.
Private.
And completely unassuming.
Tamara Samsonova looked like any other elderly woman in St. Petersburg.
But inside her modest apartment, she was documenting more than daily life…
She was writing a diary of death.
From the bathtub murder of her roommate to possible links to other disappearances, Samsonova’s story is one of Russia’s most unnerving cases—where the killer wore slippers, kep...
Suzane von Richthofen was the golden girl of São Paulo’s elite.
Beautiful, wealthy, and brilliant—on the outside, she had it all.
But behind the gates of her family’s mansion, Suzane was growing resentful.
Of the rules.
Of the expectations.
Of the very people who gave her everything.
So at just 18 years old, she unlocked the gate, disabled the alarm…
and handed her parents’ lives over to t...
Shelly Knotek wasn’t the type of mother who showed love with hugs or bedtime stories.
She ruled her home in Raymond, Washington with cruelty disguised as discipline—and what began as abuse behind closed doors escalated into full-blown torture.
She and her husband, David Knotek, lured vulnerable people into their home.
Some were family.
Some were friends.
All of them were victims.
Over years, Shelly m...
Angela Diaz made headlines in one of the most shocking false accusation cases in recent history. She told police she was being stalked, harassed, and terrorized by her husband’s ex-fiancée, Michelle Hadley.
Diaz claimed Hadley sent threatening emails. That she posed a physical danger. That she had answered Craigslist rape fantasy ads and sent strangers to Angela’s doorstep. She even said she had cancer, was pregnant, a...
Clara Harris is the women who kill in a crime of passion. And in this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we pull into the sweltering parking lot of the Nassau Bay Hilton in Houston, Texas—where this very woman scorned became the center of a national scandal.
Clara Harris wasn’t your typical tabloid figure. She was a dentist, a mother, a wife. But on one devastating night in 2002, everything cracked wide open. Her husband w...
In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we step into the woods of West Virginia to revisit one of the most chilling betrayals in modern teen crime history—the murder of Skylar Neese. Her killers? Two girls she considered her best friends.
They laughed together. Fought. Forgave. And then… they planned her murder for an entire year.
How does friendship become fatal? What kind of peer pressure turns into premeditated murder?...
Words can build. Words can break. And sometimes… words can kill.
In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we’re diving into the haunting case of Michelle Carter—a teenager whose text messages played a chilling role in the suicide of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy.
There was no blood. No weapon. No crime scene.
But what unfolded between two emotionally vulnerable teens changed the way the legal system views digital influenc...
In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we peel back the silk-lined curtain on Sante Kimes—the social-climbing grifter who turned forgery into a family business… and murder into a twisted bond with her only child, Kenny. From penthouse impostor to modern-day Bonnie (with her own Clyde raised at her side), Sante’s life proves that the most dangerous disguise is a mother’s smile.
How does a woman obsessed with luxury coax ...
A mask, a motive, and a trail of bodies—this is the chilling truth behind Mexico’s most unexpected serial killer.
She walked into their homes wearing a nurse’s badge, but left behind only silence.
In this haunting episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we uncover the disturbing true story of Juana Barraza—Mexico’s infamous “Little Old Lady Killer.” A woman fueled by rage, trauma, and a lifetime of betrayal. But was she born a mo...
In this second half of our two-part deep dive, we turn away from the mother and face the daughter—the girl who grew up believing she was sick, and the woman who would one day help plan her mother’s murder.
This is Gypsy Rose’s story.
The one she didn’t get to tell as a child. The one hidden beneath pink pajamas, Make-A-Wish smiles, and the hum of feeding machines she never needed.
Gypsy was more than a victim.
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In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we begin a chilling two-part series that unpacks one of the most disturbing and complex cases in recent history. Part One centers on Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, a mother whose obsession with care turned into a cage—and whose affection was a carefully sharpened weapon.
She spoon-fed her daughter medicine she didn’t need.
She accepted praise and sympathy with a sweet smile.
In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we lift the curtain on one of the most chilling and unexpectedly cheerful serial killers in American history—Nannie Doss, better known as The Giggling Granny. With her floral dresses, sweet southern charm, and an ever-present laugh, she didn’t look like a murderer. But behind the smile was a trail of poisoned coffee cups, dead husbands, and a disturbing desire for something more… ...
The night sparkles—but not with stars. It glitters with champagne, sequins, and secrets. Welcome to Manhattan.
In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we peel back the velvet curtain on the life and lies of Anna Sorokin, the infamous con artist who lived as Anna Delvey, a fake German heiress. She didn’t just fool a few people—she conned New York’s elite, top hotels, financial institutions, and even close friends, all whi...
She’s one of the most infamous women in Canadian true crime history. Karla Homolka wasn’t just an accomplice—she was a participant. And for some, she’s still considered the most dangerous kind of criminal: one who hides behind charm, beauty, and the illusion of innocence.
🎄 It all started during the holidays, in a quiet Ontario suburb. Snow on the ground. Christmas lights twinkling. And inside one home—a teenage girl ...
She was born into one of America’s wealthiest families. A household name. A future wrapped in pearls and privilege. But in 1974, everything changed.
Kidnapped by a fringe terrorist group, Patricia Hearst vanished into radical extremism—and emerged brandishing a weapon, not her wealth.
Was she brainwashed? Broken? Or just becoming who she was always meant to be?
In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we unpack ...
She was born unwanted in the shadows of Montella, Italy. Raised in resentment, shaped by superstition, and fueled by a desperation only a mother could understand—Leonarda Cianciulli didn’t just believe in sacrifice. She embraced it. In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, unravel the twisted legacy of the woman history would call The Soap Maker of Correggio. From a childhood steeped in trauma to a murderous obsession wi...
She started as a child in the slums of Cartagena. By eleven, she had committed her first homicide and by adulthood, she was one of the most feared women in organized crime. In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, the haunting journey of Griselda Blanco is unraveled as —The Black Widow. Explore the trauma, the rise, the reign, and the psychology that shaped her into a queenpin with blood on her hands and power in her gra...
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