Bad Cop: Antoinette Frank

In a tiny Native American rancheria in California, one family ruled the roost, and fought bitterly with each other for scraps of power. Cherie was particularly scary; everyone thought she was a bully. But her brother wasn't afraid of her. Maybe he should have been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After mourning her first husband, Belle perked up and married into a Native American crime family. There were now outlaws to harbor, horses to steal, and defiant interviews to give. But someone out there wanted her gone... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone who knew Belle Starr called her BOLD and DARK with FLASHING eyes. Myth swirled around her like smoke! But what can we really say about this infamous outlaw lady? Here, we get into her childhood, her Civil War stint, and the first husband who just couldn't stay away from crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wasn't easy being the daughter of a famous movie star. It was even harder when Mommy kept bringing around bad men. When teenage Cheryl witnessed a particularly bad fight between her famous mother and the latest man, she decided to do something about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antoinette Frank always dreamed of being a police officer. She thought of herself as a real good cop. But then she started riding around with a mysterious guy she called her "nephew." And the "good cop" facade dropped, fast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a small town in early 20th century Hungary, the women are desperate. Their husbands are PTSD-riddled WW1 vets. They have no money to feed their children. They have only Auntie Suzy, who walks around with vials of something she calls her "solution" in her pockets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lover's quarrel, the sound of a bang!—and suddenly our girl's in court. She tells the story one way. Her neighbors tell it another. And her expensive lawyer is really, really good at his job... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elvira spent her days dining out, drinking champagne, and waving pistols around at the various men who hurt her feelings. And then she met a new lover... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dionne Baugh had it all: money (from her millionaire boyfriend), nice clothes (from her millionaire boyfriend), a silver Mercedes-Benz (from her millionaire boyfriend). But when the boyfriend tried to become an ex, Dionne had a major problem with that. So she called him up and said, seductively: can I come over? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A teenage girl with daddy issues meets a dad with monogamy issues. There's a pair of sharp sewing scissors on the telephone table. Oh, and it's the Apartheid era. Mix all this up, and what could possibly go wrong? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices