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Our next on the List is a Serial killer Belle Sorenson Gunness is one of the most murderous women to ever live. Between 1884 and 1908, she killed more than 40 people. As one of America's most prolific killers, it is believed that her first murders were two young children who she poisoned in return for insurance money.

If this wasn't enough to chill your bones, the next several deaths included her husband's infant daughter, her own husband, and her adopted daughter. Most of the extent of her murders were of babies, as 21 children went missing from her care in Chicago.

Her second husband was also killed in a meat grinder accident, as they say. And the way that she lured men into her kill spells were by personal ads, where she stated that she was a wealthy widow looking for a soulmate.

Police found body parts buried on her property, as well as corpses in her basement. And the worst discovered lied in her hog pen, where 11 dead bodies were recovered.

However, one of the most insane facts about Belle Sorenson Gunness is that it's believed that she faked her own death, and placed an entirely different body in her grave.

Shi Jianqiao
When Chinese military officer Shi Congbin was murdered by Zhili warlord Sun Chuanfang in 1925, his daughter Shi Jianqiao took it upon herself to avenge him.


Her father had not just been murdered by Sun but decapitated, with his severed head displayed on a pike at a local train station.

In retaliation, Shi tracked down Sun and assassinated him with three shots from her pistol. Instead of fleeing the scene, she stayed to justify her actions to passers-by, offering them leaflets to explain what she had done.

In the end, the moral edge to her crime meant that she was granted a full pardon in 1936 for “filial piety.”

Ma Barker

Kate (“Ma”) Barker led the Barker gang of her sons and rose to infamy as the FBI’s Public Enemy Number One. She and her gang orchestrated a slew of robberies, murders, and kidnappings throughout the American Midwest during the early 1930s. On January 16, 1935, she and her son Fred met their deaths in what was the longest shootout in FBI history, in the home that they had made their hideout in Florida. Ma was the subject of the 1970 movie Bloody Mama starring Shelley Winters.

BONNIE PARKER


Half of the legendary duo Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker met Clyde Barrow in 1930, and, when he was sent to jail soon after on burglary charges, she smuggled in a gun that he was able to use to escape. She partnered with Barrow in 1932 during the Great Depression in what became a 21-month–long crime spree. The two stole cars and robbed gas stations, small-town banks, and restaurants throughout Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Missouri. They evaded the FBI and the police until 1934 and in the process set free five prisoners from Eastham State Prison in Texas, killed three police officers, and kidnapped a police chief. They were eventually caught and killed by the police in Louisiana when a friend revealed their whereabouts.

Mary Surratt


Mary ran a tavern with her husband in Maryland, where they welcomed Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. When her husband died, Surratt moved to Washington, D.C., and opened a boardinghouse. The boardinghouse became a meeting place for John Wilkes Booth and his fellow conspirators. Surratt herself became entangled in the plot to kill U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln. She is thought to have been in regular conversation with Booth about his plans and assisted in concealing the weapons used for the murder at her tavern in Maryland. She was tried and found guilty of conspiracy and became the first woman to be sentenced to death by the United States. She was hanged with the other conspirators on July 7, 1865

Charlotte Corday


Charlotte became an assassin at age 25. The daughter of French nobles, Corday’s allegiance during the French Revolution lay with Girondins—French republican politicians—and the French constitution. She took the conflict into her own hands and set her sights on Jean-Paul Marat, a leader of the French Revolution and enemy of all she stood for. Corday lied her way in to meet with Marat face-to-face and stabbed him to death in his bathtub on July 13, 1793. She was arrested and sent to the guillotine four days later.

Anne Bonny


Anne Bonny was an Irish pirate who trolled the Caribbean Sea with pirate John (“Calico Jack”) Rackham in the 18th century. Rackham was wise to go against common thinking that women were bad luck on board a ship. Bonny and the crew had a successful run hijacking and pillaging merchant vessels. When they were captured in 1720, Bonny escaped execution because she was pregnant. When she was released, she went to live in South Carolina, where she proceeded to lead the rest of her life in an uneventful domestic fashion.

Moll Cutpurse

Moll Cutpurse, born Mary Frith, was notorious in 17th-century London. She began her life of crime as a common pickpocket. Then she expanded her territory and became a highway robber dressed in men’s clothing. Finally, after a stint in jail, she opened a shop in London that she used as a cover for selling stolen items.

As she grew up, Mary got into more and more trouble. At 16 she was charged with stealing two shillings. Her uncle tried to send her to America for a fresh start but she jumped overboard and swam ashore before the ship sailed.

Mary got her name, Moll Cutpurse, by stealing purses in the area around St Paul's cathedral. An accomplice would distract the target while Mary cut the strings of their purse, detaching it from their belt.

She was in and out of prison and was burnt on the hand four times, a common punishment for thieves. She also acted as a fence for stolen goods. One of her other roles was as a love-vendor and go-between, finding young women to be mistresses for men and men to be lovers for married women.



She became a recognisable figure around town, drinking in taverns with men, smoking a long clay pipe, and wearing men's clothing: breeches and a doublet.

According to The Newgate Calendar: "This she took to from her first entrance into a competency of age, and to her dying day she would not leave it off... She was a great libertine, she lived too much in common to be enclosed in the limits of a private domestic life."

She even appeared on stage at the Fortune Theatre in 1611, singing songs and playing the lute



As punishment she was sentenced to stand at St Paul's Cross wearing a white sheet during the Sunday morning sermon. However Mary gleefully points out that as she was not ashamed or repentant the punishment was pointless:

They might as soon have shamed a Black Dog as Me, with any kind of such punishment; for saving the reverence due to those who enjoined it, for a half-penny I would have Traveled to all the Market Towns in England with it, and been as proud of it as that Citizen who rode down to his Friends in his Livery-Gown and Hood.

"Thou shame of women"
Mary's friend the showman William Banks once bet her £20 that she would not ride from Charing Cross to Shoreditch dressed as a man. She accepted the bet, and even bought a trumpet and a banner to go along with.

Riding on Banks' famous horse Marocco, Mary proceeded "undiscovered", and amused herself in imagining she was "Squiresse to Dulcinea of Tobosso", until she reached Bishopsgate and faced an unpleasant reminder of the danger she faced:

where passing under the Gate a plaguey Orange Wench knew me, and no sooner let me pass her, but she cried out! Mal Cutpurse on Horseback, which set the people that were passing by, and the Folks in their Shops a hooting and hollowing as if they had been mad; winding their cries to this deep note, 'Come down thou shame of Women or we will pull thee down'.

I knew not well what to doe, but remembering a Friend I had, that kept a Victualling House a little further, I spurred my Horse on and recovered the place, but was hastily followed by the rabble, who never ceased cursing of me, the more soberer of them laughing and merrily chatting of the Adventure...

So came late into Shoreditch, where I paced the same way back again to the winning of my Wager, and my great Content, to see my self thus out of danger, which I would never tempt again in that nature.

"She'll stand alone, and none come nigh her"
At some point towards the end of her life Mary was incarcerated in Bethlem Hospital, but was released in 1644, apparently cured of insanity. Later still The Newgate Calendar records that at 74 years old:

Moll being grown crazy in her body, and discontented in mind, she yielded to the next distemper that approached her, which was the dropsy; a disease which had such strange and terrible symptoms that she thought she was possessed, and that the devil had got within her doublet.

She died in 1659 and was buried in St Bride’s churchyard, Fleet Street. John Milton wrote an epitaph which was engraved on a marble headstone, later destroyed in the Great Fire of London, in which he celebrates her unique and rebellious spirit:

For no communion she had, Nor sorted with the good or bad; That when the world shall be calcin'd, And the mixd' mass of human kind Shall sep'rate by that melting fire, She'll stand alone, and none come nigh her.

Sources
The Life and Death of Mrs. Mary Frith

Rachael Adetsav

A woman in Benue state, Rachael Adetsav killed her husband, three children and then also took her own life. The couple who had been having issues over time and the wife decided to go overboard. The woman was seen with a pestle trying to smash her husband’s car and the neighbors also confirmed that the fights were very frequent.

The Police personnel sent to the house found the man foaming in the mouth, the three kids already dead, and the woman, also dead, was found holding a knife in her hands.

A neighbour of the couple, Sandra Kaso said the mother of three must have first hit the husband on the head with a pestle and, when he was unconscious, cut open his throat before butchering their three children

Female pirates? Murderers? Gangsters? Family annihilators?Conspirators? Yes. Throughout history women have had their share in all of it. Here is a list of ten notorious female criminals of the 17th through early 20th century even earliest 21st century who wreaked havoc on land and sea.
Front rowers
Dominique
Datboredberry
candilady
Fattprince
Peaceful
UndauntedYoca
Monkeygirl
PhenomenalAustin
etrange
MJBOLT
Sinkhole
Starbuck




Starr Belle


A Texas outlaw in the 19th century, Belle Starr (born Myra Belle Shirley) lived a bandit’s life, associating with unsavory folk such as Jesse James. She and her husband, a Cherokee Indian named Sam Starr, were known for housing outlaws on their ranch in the Oklahoma Indian Territory and for preying on travelers and cowboys passing through. She and her husband were convicted of horse stealing in 1883 and served time in a federal penitentiary. She was charged with a handful of other crimes before being shot and killed on her ranch in 1889. The killer was never identified.

Onalow:
Please provide contact detail(s).

0901 712 3609 Darnley

Blazinraj01:
I saw this Article and I thought I should share for us to reflect and act.

The difference between the poor and rich nations is not the age of the Nation.

This can be demonstrated by countries like India and Egypt, which are more than
2000 years old and are still poor countries.
On the other hand, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which 150 years back were insignificant, today are developed and rich countries.
The difference between the poor and rich nation does not also depend on the available natural resources.
Japan has limited territory, 80% mountainous, unsuitable for agriculture or farming, but is the second in worlds economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw material from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.
Second example is Switzerland, it does not grow cocoa but produces the best chocolates in the world. In her small territory she rears animals and cultivates the land only for four month in a year, nevertheless manufactures the best milk products. A small country which is an image of security which has made it the strongest world bank.
Executives from rich countries who interact with their counterparts from poor countries show no significant intellectual differences.
The racial or colour factors also do not evince importance: migrants heavy in laziness in their country of origin are forcefully productive in rich European countries.

What then is the difference?
The difference is the attitude of the people, moulded for many years by education and culture.
When we analyse the conduct of the people from the rich and developed countries, it is observed that a majority abide by the following principles of life:
1. Ethics, as basic principles.
2. Integrity.
3. Responsibility.
4. The respect for Laws and Regulations.
5. The respect from majority of citizens by right.
6. The love for work.
7. The effort to save and invest.
8. The will to be productive.
9. Punctuality.
In the poor countries a small minority follow these basic principles in their daily life.
We are not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel towards us.
We are poor because we lack attitude. We lack the will to follow and teach these principles of working of rich and developed societies.

http://www.openworldthailand.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=323190&Ntype=6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;
WE ARE IN THIS STATE BECAUSE WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OVER EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE.

WE ARE IN THIS STATE BECAUSE WE SEE SOMETHING DONE WRONG AND SAY - “LET IT BE”
WE SHOULD HAVE A SPIRITED MEMORY AND ATTITUDE OF CARING ONLY THEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO CHANGE OUR PRESENT STATE.

If you do not forward this e-mail nothing is going to happen to you. Your prized animal is not going to die, you wont be sacked from your job, you wont be having bad luck for seven years, nor are you going to get sick.

But, if you love your COUNTRY try and circulate this message so that as many people can reflect on this and CHANGE.

very impressive .

Candidlady:
iwant to believe the first wife is dead, if nat this na al shades of wrong!

okay what if the first wife is dead, would you stil hang the pastor for the new union?

I believe its all too wrong to marry a teenager especially because she comes to your church , making her very naive and probably still mesmerized by his 'spiritual power' , he all honesty looks like one who takes advantage of women. Talk little of an eighteen year old Candid.

Blazinraj01:
lmao

And I'm sure he is a matured man . smfh

Onalow:
Yes, but doesn't end at that. Will include possible connotations, lessons, etc.

okay I'm in then .

Naira land should be more like this

Hello , like a movie critique ?

etrange:
Thank you.

We've had a chat before, though I can't remember the specificities of our discussion (it was probably something about human psychology - the action/reward pattern). And if I remember your username, it means I enjoyed the conversation (it doesn't matter if we agreed or not). So when you say "I'm still in that dark realm", it's really concerning. I don't have any issues with your choice of "literature" provided it has no bearing on your personal life. But if you believe there's a reason for concern, regardless of how minute it might be, then I beseech you to talk about it. Self awareness is key.

And yes, I am having a great Monday morning now. It wasn't yet dawn here when you asked earlier.

is it possible for our ''literature'' to not affect personal life , did these awareness not stem out from the personal thoughts and emotion? Hence the swift change , it helps , even though the dark is nearby .
Self awareness is key , (thinking about this,.)
Are you theist ?

Nothing ! You get absouloutly nothing from staying off , been there .
Stayed clear 5 months. Little benefits like getting new friends and not having to do with trash talkers online , but the boredom is very prehistoric life like .

etrange:
Wow... people behaving like animals. The sad thing is that when you preach true equality/justice to Nigerians, each group would start giving reasons why the other group doesn't deserve it. The herd mentality in the country is our greatest undoing. Men don't want to be equal with women, officers don't want to be equal with civilians, politicians don't want to be equal with other citizens, straight people don't want to be equal with gay people, religion A doesn't want to be equal with B, tribe C thinks they're better than D, the rich don't want the same justice system as the poor, etc. Nobody really wants to work towards a fair society. We only cry out when our own herd is antagonized.

You are one of a kind tbh.

player007:
I hope you know both pictures are unrelated right?

well they are
Its like a throwback of where we used yo be and how we are now
#hope

Bluewitch:


Sure I did...
Wbu

doing just fantastic thank you

meobizy:
In 06 this would make front page. Today, nobody cares.

wow 06 , then been a nairalander was very special , educative and matured talks , everyone was an adult Spoke like an adult , were never uncouth.
Hello Ol Member

DontBullshitMe:
Mock arrest.

Hehehe.

I wouldn't mind one too ,

fattprince:
Stop being sarcastic. I don't know how people feel to think all religion says other religions not following their particular one would end in hell. I mean just that instance is enough to tell you if you have a working brain, there's no hell.

caught me


But of course all their gods are real , their life wouldn't make sense if their own god is not superior to their neighbours own.

fattprince:
Nope, I'm not queer. Just saying if you don't hate queer you wouldn't hate me for just being lazy.
I'm in a commute, going to deliver something for my nana.

is it me , or you sound soft spoken?.....kind hearted

Datboredberry:
I am! I know you are too..

All the way.
Funny , even if Yaweh comes itself to say ' hi I'm your real god ' I swear I'll punch him in the mouth ,or where ever it speaks from ....


Aside Dominique here , not seen a female freethinker (way to go girl) .
Tell me , what's your fetish , your favourite sin?

Datboredberry:
It did!

And I enjoyed it...

Really? You know me now!

I know you though... I've followed your account since last year..

Of course you enjoyed it , tag me in anytime ,



Last year quite some time , you are one spectacular human ,

Ted Bundy or jeffery Dahmer ?

ayo2008:
Don't !
Suicide is never an option in respective of what you are passing tru. Committing suicide is murder and no murderer will make heaven. To me, committing suicide is like moving from fry pan to fire. The eternal damnation in hell is worse than the supposed problem you are going tru now which will definitely pass.
Believe in Jesus Christ that He will see you thru this dark phase which definitely will pass. Jesus loves you!

yeah Jesus loves him

fattprince:
Yeah. That's true. I'm a very lazy writer. Sometimes I delete my comments halfway because I feel I can't convey my message enough through writing. But just lazy. Hope you don't hate lazy people. Just as you indifferent towards queers I mean we didn't even do nothing. The weather here is sunny and I still follow your write up back to back as it's very educative. One thing I love about you is how you just flow with life. Death, happiness, sadness, sun ,rain are all part of our living.

Queer, I'll totally like to meet you ,
And its not been lazy its been a perfectionist , plus laziness is a sin , sins are a favourite of mine , I mean how do you live life to its fullest without sinning ?

So what are you doing at the moment?

I'm watching ID , just came back from a movie drive thru

Datboredberry:
I'm dark! But not so dark, my complexion stands out...

well we don't choose the hands we are delved , but we maximise it , take full advantage .
Of course to envy /covet is great ...

Are you a freethinker?

Theists are difficult to talk to

Lol oh yeah I have ... You mAde the post about the Colombian boyfriend , I loved how that thread made people mad.