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Premiere episodes will feature the stories of\u00a0<strong>Kimberly Smedley<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Candace Wilson<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Gina Cabell<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Shontel Greene<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Tonia Taylor<\/strong>; whose crimes range from black market butt injections to dark web identity theft, opioid pill mills and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season of<strong>\u00a0TRAP QUEENS\u00a0<\/strong>will offer epic, tragic and significant cautionary tales of women seduced by the allure of the underworld to become ultimate crime bosses. Viewers will witness their rise to a fantasy world of riches built on crime before an inescapable fall when they\u2019re forced to face the severe consequences of their actions. 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