The murder mystique : female killers and popular culture / Laurie Nalepa and Richard Pfefferman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2013.Description: xiii, 177 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780313380105 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0313380104 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780313380112 (ebook)
  • 0313380112 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.152/30820973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6517 .N35 2013
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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."-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Odessa College Stacks CRIME 364.15 N169 MURDER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 51994001681313

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."-- Provided by publisher.

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