This week, Isla takes the lead in her first ever Switchblade Sisters case presentation! Brace yourself for a tale of murder, manipulation, and mushroom soup as we plunge into the poison-laced life of Polish-American serial killer Tilly Klimek.

Operating in Chicago’s Little Poland in the early 1900s, Tilly claimed to be clairvoyant, predicting the deaths of her husbands, neighbours, and even dogs, conveniently just before they were struck down by arsenic poisoning. What started as eerie foresight soon turned out to be cold-blooded calculation.

Isla walks us through Tilly’s many suspicious marriages, her poisoned candy campaigns, and her final downfall thanks to some suspicious garlic breath.

Things you will learn about:

• Why Chicago in the 1920s was apparently the place to get away with murder (especially if you were attractive)

• The history of arsenic, and why Victorian women loved it (and used it)

• The sociopolitical context behind poisoner-widows and the twisted, systemic forces at play

• Some unfair courtroom double standards ( if you're hot, you walk free)

• How Dee has too many tattoos planned and not enough body space

• Wiggles the Party Vulture 🦃
  

👩‍⚖️ The Ink-Quisition:

Submit your own tattoo for judgment, adoration, and possibly ridicule 💀💋

Sources

• Lady Killers by Tori Telfer

• She Kills Me by Jennifer Wright

• League of Lady Poisoners by Lisa Perrin

• A is for Arsenic by Kathryn Harkup

• ChicagoHistory.org

• Murderpedia
  

Want more murderous women, poisoned pastries, and dark history?Come find us at events in York and Harrogate this summer. Check out all upcoming live dates at Criminally Good Books.

Welcome back, sisters and sinners! This week, Dee and Isla take a dark and winding stroll down the towpaths of 1960s London to unpick the grim mystery of Jack the Stripper — no, not a misbehaving hen party guest, but the nickname for one of Britain’s most elusive serial killers.

Between 1959 and 1965, eight women, all sex workers, were found murdered and dumped near the Thames. All were undressed. All were petite. All were preyed upon in an era when London was loosening up morally… but still tightening the noose on working-class women.

As always, we take you through the crimes, the investigation, and the infuriating dead ends. including the time a nightclub caretaker just wandered into the police station and confessed. (He changed his mind. As you do.)

Also, brace yourselves — Dee drops her most controversial opinion yet: soya milk is the worst of all milk alternatives. We’ll give you a moment to recover.

Join The Ink-Quisition!Do you have a tattoo you'd like us to lovingly judge at the end of an episode? Whether it's your nan's name, a haunted doll, or just a regretful dolphin from Magaluf 2004, submit your ink to The Ink-Quisition. Link in bio.

Sources:

• UK Unsolved Crimes – Jack the Stripper
  

• True Crime All The Time Unsolved
  

• Blood Ties Podcast
  

• Mysteries and Histories – Hammersmith Nude Murders
  

• The Student’s Verdict – Jack the Stripper (yes, not a typo)
  

• The Ministry of History
  

• Wikipedia (obviously, we’re not monsters)

What do you get when you cross a morgue attendant with a Satanist, a bad artist, and a 90s French internet hookup? A cannibal with a YouTube following, apparently.

Join Dee and Isla as we plunge fang-first into the gore-splattered legacy of Nicolas Claux, the Vampire of Paris, a convicted murderer, confessed cannibal, corpse desecrator, and, somehow, international curator.

It all started with a seemingly innocent visit to a Serial Killer Exhibition in London, until one donor’s name kept creeping up like a resurrected corpse.

Trigger warnings galore: corpses, cannibalism, blood-drinking, grave desecration, and very, very bad art. (Seriously. We Googled it. It’s awful.)

Shout outs:

Nominal

https://www.instagram.com/nominal/

Hoodies for Heroes

https://www.instagram.com/hoodies_for_heroes/

Wear the Peace

https://www.instagram.com/wearthepeace/

Britain Palestine Project

https://www.instagram.com/britainpalestineproject/

Dee’s Save the Children webinar on Palestinian children in military detention

https://britainpalestineproject.org/injustice/

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs - Dee’s articles

https://www.wrmea.org/search.html?searchword=Diana%20safieh&searchphrase=all

Sources:

• Murderpedia (obvs)
  

• Le Parisien
  

• University of Wikipedia, majoring in Morbid Curiosity
  

• Unforbidden Truths Podcast
  

• Uneasy Terrain Explorers Club Podcast
  

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Welcome to Season 5 — and say hello to your new co-host Isla from Criminally Good Books in York!

In this jam-packed first episode, Dee and Isla go full-blown true crime + emotional carnage as they cover the terrifying 1999 bombing spree that shook London to its core. But first, a few very important announcements:

🧡 Emma has stepped back from co-hosting (she’s still a Switchblade Sister for life and our legal consultant on speed dial)

📚 Isla from Criminally Good Books has officially joined the team, and frankly, it’s about time

🎄 Yes, Isla still has Christmas decorations up in June

🐷 Dee may or may not have tattooed a Guinea pig-adjacent animal from South Africa on her body

We dive into the horrifying attacks carried out by neo-Nazi David Copeland, who tried to start a race war using nail bombs left in Brixton, Brick Lane, and Soho, targeting Black communities, Bangladeshi Londoners, and the LGBTQ+ community in rapid succession. It’s grim, it’s infuriating, and it’s an important reminder of how easily hate spreads if left unchecked.

🔪 Bonus Segment: The Ink-Quisition We judge the Sugarbabes’ autographs, tattooed permanently on a heavy metal musician’s body.

Trigger Warnings: Bombings, neo-Nazism, racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and strong language (sorry Isla’s mum).

📸 Check our socials for visuals, tattoos, and more from the episode

🌈 No TERFs, no fascists — just feminist chaos and found family

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In this special bonus episode of the Switchblade Sisters Social Club, co-hosts Dee and Emma address Emma's departure from the podcast. As Emma takes a step back, they introduce Isla of Criminally Good Books, the new co-host for Season 5. But before Emma chips off, we discuss our visit to the Moholoholo Animal Rehab Center, their charitable donation, and their encounter with the infamous honey badger, Stoffel. We look into Stoffel's clever and relentless escapades, his history as an escape artist, and the challenges of containing such a determined animal.

A brand-new episode of Switchblade Sisters Social Club just dropped, and this one is extra twisted. This week, Dee and Emma are diving into the case of Dennis Rader, aka BTK – the serial killer whose ego was as big as his incompetence. If you’ve ever wondered how NOT to get away with murder (or how a family man can have a secret life that is way too secret), this one’s for you.

And because we can’t just talk about horrifying crimes, we’re also launching something fun for Season 5—a brand-new end segment called The Ink-Quisition! That’s right: you send in your tattoos, and we judge them mercilessly (or admire them, if you happen to have good taste). Whether it’s a regrettable ex’s name, a misspelled quote, or an absolute masterpiece, we want to see it. Send your ink our way, and we’ll give it the respect (or roast) it deserves.

Sister Mariam Soulakiotis’ Deadly Cult isnot your typical nun story. No warm-hearted singing in the Alps. No friendly penguin-waddling habits. Justpure, unholy terror.

This so-called “holy” woman took “blind faith” to a whole new level—and by that, we meanfraud, abuse, imprisonment, and murder.

If you thought convent life was all about peaceful prayer and fresh-baked bread, well…guess again.

Listen to the new episode now—if you dare. And maybe light a candle… but, like, not for her.

Stay Creepy,Dee & EmmaSwitchblade Sisters Social Club 💀🎙️

We hope you're emotionally stable today because…this one is ROUGH.

Our latest episode coversRichard Chase, the Vampire of Sacramento, and let’s just say if you were hoping for a cozy crime about an eccentric jewel thief,this ain’t it. It’s grim. It’s gruesome. It’s the kind of case that makes you reconsider drinking anything red for a while. Even wine.

🚨All. The. Trigger. Warnings. Apply. 🚨

If you’re the kind of person who listens to true crime and mutters “oh, that’s nottoo bad” … well, buckle up. This one will test your limits.

But don’t worry—we know how to bring you back from the abyss!

Introducing: The Ink-Quisition!

Season 5 will feature a brand-new,palette-cleansing end-segment where we judgeyour tattoos instead of society’s worst criminals.

✨Got a tattoo with a deep, profound meaning? We’ll still find a way to roast it. 🖤Got a tattoo you regret? We will validate your pain. 😬Got a tattoo with NO meaning? We’ll make one up for you.

Submit your inkNOW and secure your place in tattoo history (or infamy).

Listen to the new episode now—if you dare. And maybe keep a nightlight on afterward.

Stay creepy,Dee & Emma Switchblade Sisters Social Club 💀🎙️

P.S. If you have a vampire bite tattoo, we’re legally obligated to discuss it.