The murder mystique : female killers and popular culture /
Nalepa, Laurie.
The murder mystique : female killers and popular culture / Laurie Nalepa and Richard Pfefferman. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2013. - xiii, 177 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-171) and index.
Introduction: the killer inside each of us -- Women who kill in self-defense -- Women who kill for revenge -- Women who kill for love -- Women who kill for money -- Women who kill because they are crazy -- Conclusion: her trait, her fate.
"Combining compelling storytelling with insightful observation, the book invites readers to take a close look at ten high-profile killings committed by American women. The work exposes the forces that underlie the public's fascination with female killers and determines why these women so often become instant celebrities. Cases are paired by motive--love, money, revenge, self-defense, and psychopathology. Through them, the authors examine the appeal of women who commit murders and show how perceptions of their crimes are shaped."--
9780313380105 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0313380104 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780313380112 (ebook) 0313380112 (ebook)
2012037964
Women murderers--United States--Case studies.
Murder in mass media.
HV6517 / .N35 2013
364.152/30820973
The murder mystique : female killers and popular culture / Laurie Nalepa and Richard Pfefferman. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2013. - xiii, 177 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-171) and index.
Introduction: the killer inside each of us -- Women who kill in self-defense -- Women who kill for revenge -- Women who kill for love -- Women who kill for money -- Women who kill because they are crazy -- Conclusion: her trait, her fate.
"Combining compelling storytelling with insightful observation, the book invites readers to take a close look at ten high-profile killings committed by American women. The work exposes the forces that underlie the public's fascination with female killers and determines why these women so often become instant celebrities. Cases are paired by motive--love, money, revenge, self-defense, and psychopathology. Through them, the authors examine the appeal of women who commit murders and show how perceptions of their crimes are shaped."--
9780313380105 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0313380104 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780313380112 (ebook) 0313380112 (ebook)
2012037964
Women murderers--United States--Case studies.
Murder in mass media.
HV6517 / .N35 2013
364.152/30820973