When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that
come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper and Ted Bundy. But what
about Tillie Klimek, Moulay Hassan, Kate Bender? The narrative
we're comfortable with is the one where women are the victims of
violent crime, not the perpetrators. In fact, serial killers are
thought to be so universally, overwhelmingly male that in 1998, FBI
profiler Roy Hazelwood infamously declared in a homicide
conference, 'There are no female serial killers'. Lady Killers,
based on the popular online series that appeared on Jezebel and The
Hairpin, disputes that claim and offers fourteen gruesome examples
as evidence. Though largely forgotten by history, female serial
killers such as Erzsebet Bathory, Nannie Doss, Mary Ann Cotton, and
Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova rival their male counterparts in
cunning, cruelty, and appetite for destruction. Each chapter
explores the crimes and history of a different subject, and then
proceeds to unpack her legacy and her portrayal in the media, as
well as the stereotypes and sexist cliches that inevitably surround
her. The first book to examine female serial killers through a
feminist lens with a witty and dryly humorous tone, Lady Killers
dismisses easy explanations (she was hormonal, she did it for love,
a man made her do it) and tired tropes (she was a femme fatale, a
black widow, a witch), delving into the complex reality of female
aggression and predation. Featuring 14 illustrations from Dame
Darcy, Lady Killers is a bloodcurdling, insightful, and
irresistible journey into the heart of darkness.
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