147. Vintage Case: The Blonde Rattlesnake

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🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In 1933, Los Angeles had its own Bonnie & Clyde: a young, dynamic and attractive couple leaving a trail of terror through a crime spree that left victims traumatized and mutilated. Burmah White, "The Blonde Rattlesnake" was a luminous platinum blonde with hypnotic blue eyes... but was she actually the cackling psychopath that the media made her out to be? In this episode we cover her crime spree as a get away driver, the subsequent trial, as well as explore the underlying psychological and neurological factors that likely played a part. Head to factormeals.com/lansc50 and use code lansc50 to get 50% off! You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/ L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network. http://crawlspace-media.com/

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0:00.0	Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,
0:06.0	three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent,
0:10.7	Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.
0:13.1	All right.
0:14.0	Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.
0:16.8	And don't get us started on Mel.
0:19.4	But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.6	All aboard Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat, keep everyone's plans alive when you travel
0:27.4	with us. P and O'Ferees, there is another way.
0:31.6	Oh, he's cute, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.
0:40.0	He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him him sounds like an elephant with a chest infection
0:45.9	Well, they call him a dreamer and now they're right all aboard mister I can never sleep when I'm traveling.
0:53.0	Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.
0:56.0	Pinedo Ferries, there is another way. The Oh, Hi everybody I'm Dr Scott and I'm Dr. Schiloh and this is LA not so
1:29.1	confidential the Forensic Psychology and True Crime podcast each week we explore the intersection of psychology,
1:35.4	the criminal justice system, and entertainment.
1:37.6	And today's episode is on the vintage case of Burma and Thomas White.
1:47.0	Hey, welcome back everybody. We have a couple of things to announce before we jump into this episode.
1:50.0	We would love for all of you to please join us if you can on Saturday, July 22nd at 4 PM Pacific
1:57.7	Standard Time for our 50th, get it again, 50th live stream. we can't believe we have just racked up this many
2:06.1	live streams this many episodes it's crazy since COVID we started like during what
2:11.0	May yeah COVID benefited us in that way.
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