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Rita and Chanel

S1 : E12

NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

A woman and her husband are charged with beating a gay man to death. Then, a mother is convicted of the murder of her 8-month-old child.

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Journeying into the minds of women incarcerated in America's prisons, this harrowing documentary series seeks to understand the unique methods and motives of female convicts.

Cast

Ashley Crary, Kay Bess, Elizabeth Higgs

Executive Producers

John Burrud, Richard Swindell

full-episodes (12)

Stacey and Charaty

S1 : E1 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

A man who had molested his daughter for a number of years is shot and killed by his daughter. Next, a murder witness is tortured and murdered by a gang member.
Cindy and Jennifer

S1 : E2 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

In this episode, we look at the stories of two women who were convicted of murdering their mothers.
Rose and Celeste

S1 : E3 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

This episode features a woman who was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend after years of alleged abuse and a woman who killed her grandmother.
Peggy and Susan

S1 : E4 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

This episode features stories of one woman who was convicted of the death of her adopted daughter and a disabled man who was pushed into a river by his wife.
Delpha and Carmen

S1 : E5 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

A woman explains why she hired a hit man to kill her fourth husband. Next, an addict watched as a fellow gang member robbed and murdered an unsuspecting man.
Virginia and Diane

S1 : E6 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

This episode profiles a woman who murdered her own father and stepmother for money. Then, a woman allegedly conspires to murder her husband's ex-wife.
Joellen and Rebecca

S1 : E7 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

This episode features a woman who shot her abusive husband and a bipolar woman who killed her 5-year-old stepdaughter after an argument.
Deborah and Maryann

S1 : E8 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

This episode features a woman who murdered her own parents and a woman who helped her husband commit robbery and murder.
Celeste and Bernice

S1 : E9 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

This episode features a woman who was convicted of murdering her millionaire husband and a woman who was an alleged accomplice in the fatal beating of a man held captive in her home.
Roena and Connie

S1 : E10 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

A female cabdriver is convicted of masterminding a cruel plot to murder a wheelchair user. Then, a woman robs and kills a liquor store clerk.
Leslie and Deana

S1 : E11 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

This episode features a mother who shot her two sons dead and a woman who allegedly set a fire that killed her boyfriend and his parents.
Rita and Chanel

S1 : E12 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 03.11.08

A woman and her husband are charged with beating a gay man to death. Then, a mother is convicted of the murder of her 8-month-old child.
Denise and Vanessa

S2 : E1 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman and her boyfriend are convicted of committing a fatal shooting at a local bar. Another woman lures a man into her car and watches as her husband robs him and shoots him five times at point-blank range.
Jackie and Heather

S2 : E2 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman tells the story of how she was charged with killing a devoted friend. Later, a woman explains how she ended up behind bars after her son was mauled to death by a dog.
Donna and Marion

S2 : E3 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

Donna claims that it was self-defense when she stabbed her boyfriend, Charles, 54 times. Next, 2-year-old Serinity died from injuries consistent with child abuse.
Deborah and Gena

S2 : E4 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman is convicted of fatally shooting her ex-husband. Next, a woman is charged with killing her estranged husband.
Dolly Mae and Shaniqua

S2 : E5 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman pleads guilty to the murder of a local prostitute. Later, we hear the story of a woman who played a role in a robbery that ended in the murder of a Chinese food delivery man.
Alicia and Patricia

S2 : E6 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman is convicted of killing a man she contacted through an online dating service. Another woman murders a man she had just met at a swingers club.
Jessica and Shannon

S2 : E7 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

This episode features a woman who was convicted of murdering her adoptive grandmother and a woman who shot a teenager after losing money playing a game.
Karen and Linda

S2 : E8 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman is charged with starting the fire that killed the two sleeping children of her girlfriend. Then, a woman pleads guilty to first-degree manslaughter after stabbing a man.
Angela and Sharon

S2 : E9 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

Angela was found guilty of fatally stabbing her friend. Next, Sharon was convicted of the robbery and murder of her ex-boyfriend.
Diane and Shelby

S2 : E10 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman is convicted of fatally poisoning her husband. Then, a woman tells her story about how she was found guilty in the heroin death of her sex client.
Lutrische and Anita

S2 : E11 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman pleads guilty to murdering her husband. Then, Anita Gonzales is convicted of robbing and murdering an elderly man.
Natasha and LaSonya

S2 : E12 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 04.07.09

A woman pleads guilty in the group slaying of a religious family. LaSonya confesses to the stabbing death of her boyfriend in their apartment.
Melissa and Angela

S3 : E1 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

This episode features a woman who was convicted of killing two women and another who allegedly sexually violated a 21-year-old woman and then left her to die in a closet.
Holly and Renay

S3 : E2 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

This episode features a woman who murdered two convenient store workers in Georgia and New York. Then, a woman tells her story of how she was convicted of murdering her elderly landlady.
Patricia and Willie

S3 : E3 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

This episode features a woman who murdered her husband and another who schemed to kill a witness in her nephew's murder case.
Lori and Teresa

S3 : E4 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

This episode features one woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her boyfriend and dismembering his body. Then, another woman beats a 67-year-old woman and leaves her to die in a storage shed.
Deion and Jennifer

S3 : E5 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

This episode features a woman who was convicted in the murder and dismemberment of a 19-year-old man. Then, a woman claims that she shot and killed her husband in self-defense.
Dawn and Lourdes

S3 : E6 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

This episode features a woman who was involved in the shooting death of a jailer during a prison escape and another woman who was convicted of killing her husband.
Courtenay and Lorri

S3 : E7 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

One woman is caught on tape shooting at the home of a former business associate. Then, a woman is found guilty in the fatal stabbing of her son-in-law after her daughter dies of drug overdose.
Jocelyn and Gwen

S3 : E8 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

This episode features Jocelyn, who was found guilty of fatally stabbing her lover, and Gwen, who claimed she heard voices that told her to sacrifice her husband to God.
Helen and Jennifer

S3 : E9 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

Helen was convicted in the 1986 murder of her son-in-law, who was shot execution-style in the back of the head. In 2008, Jennifer walked into the maternity ward of a Florida hospital and smuggled a 1-day-old baby out of the facility in a duffle bag.
Alice and Sarah

S3 : E10 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

Alice receives two life sentences for her role in the slaying of two men. Then, Sarah claims that she made a false murder confession simply to earn a gang status symbol.
Virginia and Angela

S3 : E11 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

Virginia fatally stabs her 81-year-old employer over a forged check. Then, Angela is convicted of shooting her husband and recruiting her children to help dispose of the body.
Donna, Jeannie and Evelyn

S3 : E12 | NR | 42 min | Aired: 05.04.10

Sisters Donna and Jeannie are convicted after planning to kill Donna's husband with a hammer. Next, Evelyn pleads guilty to torturing and drowning a woman due to jealousy.
Deadly Love Triangle

S4 : E1 | NR | 43 min | Aired: 06.13.11

Shiana, Tammy and Heather each find themselves tangled in toxic love triangles where the odd person out ends up murdered.
The Real Life of Thelma and Louise

S4 : E2 | NR | 43 min | Aired: 06.19.11

Bernadette and her lover make tabloid headlines when they lure men to their hotel rooms to rob them at gunpoint. Instead of filing for divorce, Leilani coerces her children to kill her husband.
Til Death Do Us Part

S4 : E3 | NR | 43 min | Aired: 06.19.11

Belynda, Julie and Cynthia reveal how the things they did for love landed them in prison.
Fatal Attractions

S4 : E4 | NR | 43 min | Aired: 06.19.11

Tiffany, Brenda and Leah reveal how they were driven to commit three violent murders in the moment of passion.
Murder in Paradise

S4 : E5 | NR | 43 min | Aired: 06.19.11

Uncover how greed and passion led Jennifer, Tammy and Melissa to betray their men.
Confessions from Death Row

S4 : E6 | NR | 43 min | Aired: 06.19.11

Jealousy and addiction drove Emilia and Patricia to commit the bloody and violent murders that landed them on death row.

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