“The Queen of Mean” - Leona Helmsley

A New Year’s Eve at a quiet Florida retirement community ended in horror when Darryl and Sharon Getman were found dead inside their Mount Dora home. Their garage sat empty, and their car was gone. Residents had been talking for days about a stranger wandering the grounds of Water ...  Show more

A year-long neighborhood feud in Florida reached its breaking point on a June night in 2023, when the sound of children playing outside turned into gunfire through a locked front door. Susan Lorincz spent months complaining about the kids next door, calling police again and again ...  Show more

Leona Helmsley escapes Depression-era poverty by marrying billionaire real estate magnate Harry Helmsley. She takes over his Manhattan hotels and declares herself Queen of the Palace, then earns a royal reputation for berating, bullying, and firing employees at the drop of a hat. ...  Show more

A tale as old as crime. Phony wealthy widow seeks dupe to front her cash until her non-existent inheritance comes through. The queen of the hill, top of the heap when it came to these cons? Bertha Heyman aka Big Bertha. Derided by newspapers, besmitten by suitors, no one ran a co ...  Show more

Bertha Heyman was a notorious con artist with a robust rap sheet and a penchant for bilking well-to-do, otherwise shrewd men. Listen in to learn how Bertha's life of crime led her, oddly enough, into showbiz. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co ...  Show more