The phenomenon of the female serial killer has been increasingly capturing the public's attention. This book examines the motivation of, among others, the revengeful Aileen Wournos, the materialistic Dorothea Puente, the sexually abused Terri Rachals, the psychologically disturbed nurse Beverley Allitt and the obsessive lover Karla Teale. An even more complex creature than her male counterpart, the female serial killer rarely taunts the police nor revels in her sinister "superiority", making her capture more difficult. This book tells the stories of these women, from early childhood to their obsession to kill. From the court case to the psychiatrist's reports, it explores the caverns of the female serial killer's mind.
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Uninteresting crime reports!,
This review is from: Deadlier Than the Male: Stories of Female Serial Killers (Paperback)
One would have thought that a book relating the crimes of nine female serial killers would have to be fairly gripping. Wrong! This book reads like a homework report. The majority of the murderers have similar MO's. Mainly poisoners & baby stranglers from abused childhoods & total losers in the lottery of life. Not really sure what the author hoped to achieve here, but this was a wasted effort, at least as far as this reader was concerned.
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Amazing!!!,
By iinob@aol.com (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Deadlier Than the Male: Stories of Female Serial Killers (Paperback)
This book, "Deadlier Than the Male : Stories of Female Serial Killers" was absolutely fantastic! It described the backrounds, crimes, and lives of nine of the world's most famous female serial killers! Even though I saved the book (and put it on my "favourite books" shelf) to read again and again, I am not sure if I'll ever forget the chilling stories told in this book. I couldn't stop reading it for hours! It took me only 3 days to finish this 372 page book! And man, is it worth reading!!!!!!
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