web02.fireside.fm Sat, 30 May 2026 15:55:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Muck Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Shoplifters” https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/shoplifters Wed, 17 May 2023 00:15:00 -0400 A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. en-us episodic maladies, madness, mischief, and murder in American politics. The Muck Podcast A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. yes The Muck Podcast themuckpodcast@gmail.com Episode 175: Bobbed-Hair Bandit | The Forty Elephants Gang https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep175-bobhairedbandit eecc906a-6ae7-4f95-a61f-c8ba6091ad5b Wed, 17 May 2023 00:15:00 -0400 The Muck Podcast full 4 The Muck Podcast 42:32 yes <p>Hillary and Tina cover the Forty Elephants gang.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>Hillary's Story<br> AV Club<br> <a href="https://www.avclub.com/meet-the-female-shoplifting-gang-who-ruled-london-s-wes-1842528335" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Meet the female shoplifting gang who ruled London’s West End for a century</a>--by Mike Vago</p> <p>The Crime Wire<br> <a href="https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/The-Most-Notorious-All-Women-Criminal-Gang-in-History" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Forty Elephants: Notorious All-Female Gang of Victorian London</a>--by Ravi Fajan</p> <p>Culture Trip<br> <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/the-story-behind-londons-notorious-girl-gang-the-forty-elephants/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Story Behind London's Notorious Girl Gang, the Forty Elephants</a>--by Ling Tang</p> <p>The Guardian<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/27/girl-gang-london-underworld" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Girl gang's grip on London underworld revealed</a>--by Amelia Hill</p> <p>History<br> <a href="https://www.historicmysteries.com/40-elephants/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">London’s Notorious Female Gangsters: The 40 Elephants</a>--by Lauren Dillon</p> <p>My London<br> <a href="https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-history-women-only-crime-25617112" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">London history: The women-only crime gang that ran amok in South London for over 200 years</a>--Ertan Karpazil</p> <p>Weird History (YouTube Channel)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QZEnyZyYo4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Diamond Annie and the Forty Elephants - The All-Female Gang That Terrorized London</a></p> <p>Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Diamond" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alice Diamond</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Forty Elephants</a></p> <p>Photos <br> <a href="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/12/19/00/2D71374B00000578-3366655-image-m-5_1450486324851.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lillian Rose Kendall the Bob Haired Bandit</a>--via The Daily Mail<br> <a href="https://southwarknews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/04da68ea0e29cdd2599d93145c35568514d730df-e1636992683596.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gang Mugshots</a>--via Southwark News</p> true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, London, Forty Elephants, Woman Gang, shoplifters, old timey story, alice diamond, lillian rose kendall, england, extortion, blackmail, elephant and castle 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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]]> 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

Support The Muck Podcast

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