Contrary to popular mythology, women certainly do commit murder in the U.S. but they do so at decidedly lower rates than men. White women have the lowest homicide offending rates of all groups.

If women are psychologically drawn to true crime, seeing the stories of female victims as a survival guide, what do they get from cases in which women are the killers? “The female perpetrator is much, ...

I have a special interest in women who kill, especially the ones who take the time to carefully plan out their murders. This, of course, applies to all female serial killers. One of the questions I am ...