Vanessa Richardson

Perhaps that's why history has turned most of Catherine's legacy over to her husband, George, the machine-gun-toting gangster. Despite this, J. Edgar Hoover remained convinced that Catherine was the true mastermind of the pair. She lingered in his mind for years after the case. In his memoir, published in 1936, Hoover called her "...man-crazy,"

Perhaps that's why history has turned most of Catherine's legacy over to her husband, George, the machine-gun-toting gangster. Despite this, J. Edgar Hoover remained convinced that Catherine was the true mastermind of the pair. She lingered in his mind for years after the case. In his memoir, published in 1936, Hoover called her "...man-crazy,"

clothes crazy, and a cunning, shrewd, criminal actress. Misogynistic overtones aside, his assessment wasn't that far from the truth. Catherine Kelly was the beauty and brains behind it all. And don't you forget it. and hosted by Vanessa Richardson.

clothes crazy, and a cunning, shrewd, criminal actress. Misogynistic overtones aside, his assessment wasn't that far from the truth. Catherine Kelly was the beauty and brains behind it all. And don't you forget it. and hosted by Vanessa Richardson.

This episode of Criminal Couples comes from Female Criminals, hosted by Vanessa Richardson, with sound design by Dick Schroeder and production assistance by Ron Shapiro, Trent Williamson, Carly Madden, Bruce Katowicz, and Joshua Kern.

This episode of Criminal Couples comes from Female Criminals, hosted by Vanessa Richardson, with sound design by Dick Schroeder and production assistance by Ron Shapiro, Trent Williamson, Carly Madden, Bruce Katowicz, and Joshua Kern.

This episode of Female Criminals was written by Megan Hannum, with writing assistance by Jane Oh and Joel Callen, fact-checking by Haley Milliken, and research by Mickey Taylor.

This episode of Female Criminals was written by Megan Hannum, with writing assistance by Jane Oh and Joel Callen, fact-checking by Haley Milliken, and research by Mickey Taylor.

Due to the nature of this case listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of death. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. For most of history, humans had no idea what caused the plagues that devastated our world. And while recent decades have brought new insights into what spreads disease, communities of yesteryear were left to wonder.

Due to the nature of this case listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of death. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. For most of history, humans had no idea what caused the plagues that devastated our world. And while recent decades have brought new insights into what spreads disease, communities of yesteryear were left to wonder.

Fortunately for Mary Mallon, a cook in the early 1900s, that ignorance was exactly what she needed to stay employed. Later shackled with the moniker Typhoid Mary, she was seemingly immune to the disease that ran rampant around her. What Mary didn't know was that she was the cause. I'm Vanessa Richardson, and this is Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. You can find us here every Monday.

Fortunately for Mary Mallon, a cook in the early 1900s, that ignorance was exactly what she needed to stay employed. Later shackled with the moniker Typhoid Mary, she was seemingly immune to the disease that ran rampant around her. What Mary didn't know was that she was the cause. I'm Vanessa Richardson, and this is Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. You can find us here every Monday.

Be sure to check us out on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast. We'd love to hear from you. If you're listening on the Spotify app, swipe up and give us your thoughts. Today is our final episode on Mary Mallon, the New York cook whose wealthy employers were infected with typhoid from eating her meals.

Be sure to check us out on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast. We'd love to hear from you. If you're listening on the Spotify app, swipe up and give us your thoughts. Today is our final episode on Mary Mallon, the New York cook whose wealthy employers were infected with typhoid from eating her meals.

We'll follow the heated investigation that led to Mary's forced isolation and her feverish attempts to escape it. Stay with us. Various disease epidemics rocked the United States in the 1800s, and New York City in particular was a hotbed for infection. With so many people crowded in unsanitary living conditions, disease often prowled through the city's poor communities.

We'll follow the heated investigation that led to Mary's forced isolation and her feverish attempts to escape it. Stay with us. Various disease epidemics rocked the United States in the 1800s, and New York City in particular was a hotbed for infection. With so many people crowded in unsanitary living conditions, disease often prowled through the city's poor communities.

And in 1907, typhoid fever was still a fairly common disease. 38-year-old Mary Mallon was lucky enough to have been healthy her whole life. Even as a child in Ireland, she'd managed to miss the worst of the Great Potato Famine. But now she was in New York City, working as a cook, and even though she frequently migrated between jobs, it seemed like illness followed Mary wherever she worked.

And in 1907, typhoid fever was still a fairly common disease. 38-year-old Mary Mallon was lucky enough to have been healthy her whole life. Even as a child in Ireland, she'd managed to miss the worst of the Great Potato Famine. But now she was in New York City, working as a cook, and even though she frequently migrated between jobs, it seemed like illness followed Mary wherever she worked.

And something else had been following Mary Mallon, or should I say, someone. Earlier in the summer, Mary had been working for the wealthy Warren family at their summer home on Long Island. When multiple members of the household came down with typhoid fever, the Warrens hired sanitation expert George Soper to investigate.

And something else had been following Mary Mallon, or should I say, someone. Earlier in the summer, Mary had been working for the wealthy Warren family at their summer home on Long Island. When multiple members of the household came down with typhoid fever, the Warrens hired sanitation expert George Soper to investigate.