Lipstick, Legends, and Loaded Guns

This week, we’re telling two stories about women who refused to stay in their lanes and terrified society in very different ways.

First up: Sharon Kinne. Blonde. Beautiful. Seemingly untouchable. Behind the polished smile was a trail of bullets, dead husbands, and a courtroom saga so wild it feels fictional… except it wasn’t. From suburban Kansas City to an international escape, Sharon’s story is one of manipulation, charm, and a justice system that blinked at exactly the wrong moments.

Then, we ride straight into legend with Calamity Jane. Frontierswoman. Scout. Drunk, brave, grieving, and endlessly misunderstood. Was she a fearless truth-teller or her own best myth-maker? We strip back the dime-novel nonsense to find the real woman beneath the buckskins, the loneliness behind the bravado, and the reason her name still echoes through the Wild West.

One woman killed to protect her image.
One woman became an image to survive.

Two stories. Two reputations. And a reminder that history has never known what to do with women who refuse to behave.

Pour something strong. This one rides hard.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Kinne

• https://kcpolice.org/media/news-releases/kcpd-jackson-county-sheriff-s-office-solve-fugitive-serial-killer-case/

• https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-01-31/independence-woman-sharon-kinne-accused-serial-killer-dead-missing-54-years

• https://rdnewsnow.com/2025/01/31/serial-killer-wanted-in-u-s-and-mexico-lived-in-taber-for-49-years/

• https://apnews.com/article/f100887093f0794b8b50db3989acc28b

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