Tea Time Crimes | Episode 115: The Blonde Tigress: Eleanor Jarman

Eleanor Jarman was nicknamed ‘The Blonde Tigress’ after a robbery-gone-wrong in 1933. She had a string of successful robberies, until the very last one devolved into murder. The papers paint her as vicious and deadly, but is that a fair portrayal of a woman trying to survive as a single mother during the Great Depression? Listen along and decide for yourself: is Eleanor a vicious murderer, a misunderstood mother, or somewhere in between?
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Theme Music by Brad Frank
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Sources:
“In Search of the Blonde Tigress: The Untold Story of Eleanor Jarman,” by Silvia Pettem, Published by Lyons Press 2023.
“Community Saddened Over Fate Of George Dale Who Goes To Electric Chair October 13.” The Democrat-News, Thu, Sep 07, 1933 ·Page 5, www.newspapers...
“Blonde Chicago Gunwoman Is Blamed Again.” Burlington Daily News, Sat, Aug 05, 1933, Page 1, www.newspapers...
“Seize Member of Murder Gang: Mother of 2 Sought.” Chicago Tribune, Sun, Aug 06, 1933 ·Page 2, www.newspapers...
“Victims Identify ‘Tiger Woman’ In Score Of Crimes.” Chicago Tribune, Fri, Aug 11, 1933, Page 16, www.newspapers...
“Blonde Tigress Is Identified By 37 Victims in All.” Chicago Tribune, Sat, Aug 12, 1933, Page 3, www.newspapers...
“State Closes Case Against ‘Blonde Tigress’ and Aids.” Chicago Tribune, Wed, Aug 30, 1933, Page 2, www.newspapers...
“Three Killers Find Death in Electric Chair.” The La Crosse Tribune, Fri, Apr 20, 1934, Page 1, www.newspapers...
“‘Blonde Tigress,’ Serving 199 Years for Murder, Flees Prison.” The Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun, Fri, Aug 09, 1940, Page 6, www.newspapers...
“Hunt for ‘Blonde Tigress’ Who Fled Reformatory Fails.” St. Joseph News-Press, Fri, Aug 09, 1940, Page 11, www.newspapers...
“Grandson of 1940 escapee reveals name she used.” By Kate Thompson, The Sioux City Journal, Sun, Dec 11, 1994 ·Page 18, www.newspapers...
“Active in Law at 80: Wants 10 More Yrs.” By Robert Enstad, Chicago Tribune, Sun, Jan 03, 1965 ·Page 97, www.newspapers...
“The Blonde Tigress.” By Patricia Leeds, Chicago Tribune, Sun, Sep 16, 1951, Page 103 (7), www.newspapers...
“The Blonde Tigress,” By Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, Sun, Aug 13, 2023, Page 1-14, www.newspapers...