Women Who Kill: Profiles of Female Serial Killers

by Carol Anne Davis

Overview

Why does a young woman lure teenagers into her car then participate in their horrific rape and torture? What makes a nurse lethally inject the healthy babies in her care? Women, statistically, aren't a violent breed ... but the female of the species can be just as deadly as the male.
From the mass poisoner to the sexual sadist, from profit killings to crimes committed just for twisted thrills, Carol Anne Davis sets out to explore the dark and disturbing world of the female serial killer. In depth analysis of individual cases, including new information from the minister who heard Myra Hindley's confession, provides an invaluable insight into the psychology behind these atrocities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749017002
Publisher:	Allison & Busby, Limited
Publication date:	06/19/2014
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

CAROL ANNE DAVIS was born in Dundee, moved to Edinburgh in her twenties and now lives in the south of England. She left school at fifteen and was everything from an artist's model to an editorial assistant before going to university. Her MA degree included criminology and was followed by a postgraduate diploma in Adult and Community Education. She is an expert on true-crime and is the author of the bestselling '...Who Kill' series.

Editorial Reviews

Davis, a Scottish crime novelist who holds a master's degree in criminology, follows up on Michael Kelleher's Murder Most Rare (LJ 4/1/98), another book discussing female serial killers. Whereas Kelleher's study is presented in research format, Davis writes in a way that keeps the reader's interest while describing the detailed lives of 14 women who have been classified as serial killers. The women selected are from around the world and were all physically and/or emotionally abused when they were young; some ended up in abusive relationships as adults. The details of their crimes are grisly. To give an accurate account, Davis interviewed prison officers, police officers, and associates of the killers. Society has a hard time believing that women committed these atrocities, and consequently women are likely to receive lighter sentences than their male counterparts. A couple of the women mentioned have either been paroled or will be soon. Recommended for all true-crime collections, especially those libraries that have Kelleher's book, as it will serve as a good companion. Michael Sawyer, Northwestern Regional Lib., Elkin, NC Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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