Book description
Every murder is shocking, but few crimes shock society more than when
the killer is a woman. There has been an explosion in female violence in
the last ten years, and Women Who Kill brings to light some of the most
horrific and compelling cases in this disturbing trend. From the
happy-slapping teenage murderer Chelsea O'Mahoney to Heather
Stephenson-Snell, the psychotherapist turned Scream-masked psychopath;
from Edith McAlinden, butcher queen of Glasgow's 'House of Blood' to the
mother of Baby P, women who kill have motives as diverse as the methods
of slaying their victims. Are they victims themselves, or just evil? As
society changes, will more and more women feel driven to kill? Every
murder is shocking, but few crimes shock society more than when the
killer is a woman. There has been an explosion in female violence in the
last ten years, and Women Who Kill brings to light some of the most
horrific and compelling cases in this disturbing trend. From the
happy-slapping teenage murderer Chelsea O'Mahoney to Heather
Stephenson-Snell, the psychotherapist turned Scream-masked psychopath;
from Edith McAlinden, butcher queen of Glasgow's 'House of Blood' to the
mother of Baby P, women who kill have motives as diverse as the methods
of slaying their victims. Are they victims themselves, or just evil? As
society changes, will more and more women feel driven to kill?
