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Why Women Kill: Truth, Lies and Labels

The Black Widow (Season 1, Episode 1)
Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

She killed her husband for his insurance payout. Then she killed her next husband. And the next. And the next. Eventually, Belle Gunness received the label "Black Widow," a name given to a woman driven to kill her lovers for financial gain...See moreShe killed her husband for his insurance payout. Then she killed her next husband. And the next. And the next. Eventually, Belle Gunness received the label "Black Widow," a name given to a woman driven to kill her lovers for financial gain. But to what extent does the "Black Widow" archetype capture the bloody details of the Gunness story? Join the true crime writer Tori Telfer and notable guests as they unpack the intrigue, psychology and history of "Black Widow" killers, presented by CBS All Access. See less
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Updated Sep 20, 2019

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Sep 20, 2019 (United States)

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Tori Telfer
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Richard Lindberg
Self - Historian and Author Self - Historian and Author   See fewer
Marissa Harrison
Self - Professor of Psychology Self - Professor of Psychology   See fewer
James R. Fitzgerald
Self - Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Criminal Profiler (as James Fitzgerald) Self - Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Criminal Profiler (as James Fitzgerald)   See fewer
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