Top Notorious Female Criminal Defendants of the Decade

In 2002, Andrea Yates was convicted of murder for three of the deaths of her five children who were found drowned in her home in 2001. In April 2005, her conviction was overturned.

• The Trial of Andrea Yates
  
• Profile of Andrea Yates
  
• Discuss the Andrea Yates Case

Wanda Barzee, the wife of Brian David Mitchell, was charged, along with Mitchell, of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart from her home in June 2002 and holding her captive for nine months.

• The Elizabeth Smart Case
  
• Elizabeth Smart Photo Gallery
  
• Brian David Mitchell Profile

On June 15, 2008, Cindy Anthony called 9-1-1 in Orlando, Florida to report that her daughter, Casey Anthony, had stolen a car and some money. She called back later to report that her granddaughter, Casey's daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony was missing and had been missing for more than a month.

• The Caylee Marie Anthony Case
  
• 9-1-1 Call Transcripts
  
• Discuss the Casey Anthony Case

Mary Winkler, 32, was charged with first-degree murder for the shotgun shooting death of her husband, Matthew Winkler, on March 22 at their Fourth Street Church of Christ parsonage in Selmer, Tennessee.

• The Trial of Mary Winkler
  
• Discuss the Mary Winkler Case

On December 16, 2004 the body of eight-months pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett was found at her Skidmore, Missouri home by her mother. Her unborn baby had been cut from her womb.

• The Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett
  
• Victims of Fetus Theft
  
• Discuss the Lisa Montgomery Case

On October 29, 2007, a fisherman found a plastic storage box washed up on an island in Galveston Bay that contained the body of a two-year-old girl the police called "Baby Grace."

• The 'Baby Grace' Case
  
• Women Who Kill Their Children
  
• Remembering the Victims of Crime

On March 27, 2009, 8-year-old Sandra Cantu disappeared from the mobile home park where she lived in Tracy, California. She was last seen on a video surveillance tape skipping toward her best friend's home.

• The Trial of Melissa Huckaby
  
• Discuss the Melissa Huckaby Case
  
• Female Criminals, Murderers, Rapists, Kidnappers and Thieves

Debra Lafave, a 24-year-old married middle school teacher in the Tampa, Florida, area was arrested in June 2004 and accused of having sex numerous times with one of her 14-year-old students.

• The Debra Lafave Case
  
• Women Arrested for Indecent Behavior With Kids
  
• Crime Poll: Teachers Having Sex With Students

On Sept. 15, 2006, police found the body of 23-year-old Jimella Tunstall in a vacant lot in Belleville, Illinois. An autopsy revealed that her unborn child had been cut from her womb with a pair of scissors.

• The Trials of Tiffany Hall
  
• Discuss the Tiffany Hall Case

Susan Polk was tried on first-degree murder charges in the death of her 70-year-old wealthy husband, Frank (Felix) Polk.

• The Trials of Susan Polk