To be a woman whose influence and actions change the course of history, that's an incredible

feat, until you realize some of them did so by taking someone's life.

Female assassins are rarely talked about, but there are so many stories of fearsome women

who completed deadly missions, whether for personal revenge, political gain, or to simply

create chaos.

This is a history lesson like you've never heard.

And when I reveal number one, a woman who's been called the most evil and dangerous woman

in West Germany, you'll be shocked at where she is now.

Hey all you weirdos, welcome to Crime Countdown, a Spotify original from Parkcast, I'm Ash,

and I'm Elena.

Every week we'll highlight ten fascinating stories of history's most engaging and unsettling

crimes, all picked by the Parkcast Research Gods.

This episode we're counting down the top ten fearsome women assassins.

So I was trying really hard to think of fearsome women who I absolutely love, and the first

one to come to mind is Buffy.

You know the vampires.

Parkcast, you never said they had to be real.

You did it, you did not say that.

And you know what, who says she isn't real, she's very real to me.

Her Michelle Geller says so.

SMG knows.

I mean, come on, she kills vampires, she saved the world on multiple occasions, and she

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