Episode 175: Bobbed-Hair Bandit | The Forty Elephants Gang

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May 17th, 2023

42 mins 32 secs

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About this Episode

Hillary and Tina cover the Forty Elephants gang.

The Forty Elephants were once the most notorious all-female gang in London, BUT their criminal empire came crashing down when law enforcement finally caught up with them.

Hillary's Story
AV Club
Meet the female shoplifting gang who ruled London’s West End for a century--by Mike Vago

The Crime Wire
Forty Elephants: Notorious All-Female Gang of Victorian London--by Ravi Fajan

Culture Trip
The Story Behind London's Notorious Girl Gang, the Forty Elephants--by Ling Tang

The Guardian
Girl gang's grip on London underworld revealed--by Amelia Hill

History
London’s Notorious Female Gangsters: The 40 Elephants--by Lauren Dillon

My London
London history: The women-only crime gang that ran amok in South London for over 200 years--Ertan Karpazil

Weird History (YouTube Channel)
Diamond Annie and the Forty Elephants - The All-Female Gang That Terrorized London

Wikipedia
Alice Diamond
Forty Elephants

Photos
Lillian Rose Kendall the Bob Haired Bandit--via The Daily Mail
Gang Mugshots--via Southwark News

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