Women Serial and Mass Murderers: Profiles of 85 Killers Worldwide, 1580-1990

by Kerry Segrave

Book Overview

It is at 31.4 years of age that the average woman multiple murderer kills the first of her 17 victims, whom she usually knows or is related to. The preferred method is poison, usually arsenic. She is more likely to prey on the vulnerable--the very young or the very old--than is her male counterpart. Her killing spree lasts five years; when caught, she shows little remorse.

This study of 85 women focuses on those who have killed at least...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786476176
• ISBN13: 9780786476176
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher