The Queen of the Mob

03/07/23 • 49 min

In 1935, the golden age of organized crime, Virginia Hill becomes the only woman in the high ranks of Chicago’s mob. Using her southern charm and exquisite taste, Virginia claws her way to riches and notoriety. But the higher she climbs, the further she has to fall.

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The Legend of the "Welfare Queen"

In 1974, the “Welfare Queen” is born in the pages of the Chicago Tribune. To earn her title, Martha Miller used dozens of identities, and a collection of fake twins and triplets, to defraud the government of hundreds of thousands of dollars. But her crimes are not limited to the people she duped, because Martha Miller turned Americans against the poor.

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Blood Money

In 1981, Joanne Hicks’ murder is going cold. Investigators don’t have the evidence to arrest their main suspect: her husband, Dan Hicks. But this normal case becomes bizarre when Joanne’s murderer steps forward and makes a deal with the police.

Special thanks to defense attorney Larry Pozner for talking us through the case.

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