“Being a woman, I’m naturally curious. As a woman, I can’t investigate, so I read.” 783: Vivienne Nearing Imagine Being Remembered for Cheating on a Game Show Born: 3 February 1926, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 4 July 2007, East Hampton, New York, United States of America Vivienne was a…
Category: Criminals
776) Mary Frith
“I please myself and care not else who loves me,” -Moll’s character in the play “The Roaring Girl” 776: Mary Frith Notorious Underworld Figure and Pick Pocket Born: c.1584 London, England (Present-day London, England, United Kingdom) Died: 26 July 1659, Fleet Street, London, England (Present-day Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom) Also Known As: Moll…
761) Valeria Messalina
761: Valeria Messalina What is it With Romans and Their Family Connections? Born: c20-22 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: 48 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Also Known As: Messalina Valeria Also Spelled: Messallina Messalina was all of the following: the great- grandniece of Augustus, second cousin of Caligula, cousin of…
758) Mary Horony Cummings
758: Mary K Horony-Cummings Doc Holliday’s Common Law Wife Born: 7 November 1850, Pest, Kingdom of Hungary (Present-day Nové Zámky, Slovakia) Died: 2 November 1940, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America Also Known As: Big Nose Kate Original Name: Mária Izabella Magdolna Horony Mary’s family was from Eastern Europe, though sources differ on whether she…
757) Etta Place
757: Etta Place The Sundance Kid’s Wife Born: c. 1878, Eastern United States Death Date Unknown Whatever Etta’s real name was, or when and where she was born, no one knows for certain today. It is believed Etta married the notorious outlaw Sundance Kid around 1901, and the now famous portrait of the two of…
755) Jezebel
755: Jezebel Biblical Figure Born: Phoenicia (Present-day Lebanon) Died: c. 843 BCE, Jezreel (Present-day Yizre’el, Israel) For most who know their Christian religious stories, Jezebel is the “bad-girl” of the Bible. She’s been called a prostitute, a murderer, and an enemy of god. Her name is so synonymous with sin (see what I did there?)…
754) Pearl Hart
“I shall not consent to be tried under a law in which my sex had no voice in making.” 754: Pearl Hart Stagecoach Robber and Bandit Queen of Arizona Born: 13 November 1871, Ontario, Canada Died: 28 December 1956, Arizona, United States of America Pearl was raised in a well-to-do middle-class family in her native…
749) Phoolan Devi
749: Phoolan Devi The Bandit Queen of India Born: 10 August 1963, Jalaun, India Died: 25 July 2001, New Delhi, India Phoolan was championed by the poor as an idol of the lower Castes. Her name meant Flower Goddess. She was forced to marry a man when she was eleven and he was three times…
748) Joan Crawford
“If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.” 748: Joan Crawford Actress and Dancer Born: 23 March 1905, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America Died: 10 May 1977, New York City, New York, United States of America Original Name: Lucille Fay LeSueur Joan has been immortalized by Hollywood as being…
741) Olga Hepnarová
I hope to one day include the names of Olga’s victims here, to honor them so they will never be forgotten, however I have been unable to locate their names at this time. 741: Olga Hepnarová Czech Mass Murderer Born: 30 June 1951, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Present-day Prague, Czech Republic) Died: 12 March 1975, Prague, Czechoslovakia…