
Female prisoners are a lot like honest politicians: they exist but you never really hear about them. This series brings women who kill to the forefront, detailing a specific case in each episode, and then trying to answer the question of why they did what they did.

Deborah Rolle is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her estranged husband; Gena Shaughnessy is found guilty of first-degree murder.

Peggy Hilt is convicted of the murder of her two-year-old adopted daughter; Susan D'Aquila is sentenced to 60 years in prison for the murder of her husband.

Former law enforcement officer, Courtenay Savage, pled guilty to second-degree attempted murder; Lorri Worley stabs son-in-law to death.

Roena Ashing is sentenced to 40 years in prison for enlisting a group of friends to murder a mentally disabled man; Connie Keel is convicted of armed robbery and murder and sentenced to 25 years to life without parole.