Female Serial Killers, Peter Vronsky
Female Serial Killers, Peter Vronsky
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Female Serial Killers
How and Why Women Become Monsters

Author: Peter Vronsky

Narrator: Charles Constant

Unabridged: 16 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/04/2017


Synopsis

Society is conditioned to think of murderers and predators as men, but in this fascinating book, Peter Vronsky exposes and investigates the phenomenon of women who kill—and the political, economic, social, and sexual implications.

From history's earliest recorded cases of homicidal females to Irma Grese, the Nazi Beast of Belsen, from Britain's notorious child-slayer Myra Hindley to "Honeymoon Killer" Martha Beck, from the sensational murder-spree of Aileen Wournos, to cult killers, homicidal missionaries, and the sexy femme fatale, Vronsky challenges the ordinary standards of good and evil and defies the accepted perceptions of gender role and identity.

About Peter Vronsky

Peter Vronsky is a filmmaker, investigative historian, and new media artist. He is the author of several books, including Female Serial Killers and Ridgeway, and is coeditor of the Crimes Canada series with RJ Parker. He holds a PhD in the history of espionage in international relations and criminal justice history from the University of Toronto.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mel on April 19, 2013

Feminism. I do not think it means what Vronsky thinks it means. Overall this book is an interesting set of case studies on an incredibly interesting subject... all brought down by the author's scornful attempts at humor and side diatribes about Feminism. I also feel like he didn't treat his topic wi......more

Goodreads review by Mauoijenn on November 29, 2014

Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters... BECAUSE OF MEN!! They do it to help their sons, boyfriends, husbands and because they were sexually assaulted by a male. See boys... Don't blame us. It's your fault. Granted there are a few loose cannons out there, but for the majority its du......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on February 10, 2018

This makes an interesting pair with Ann Jones' Women Who Kill. Vronsky is not a feminist--he's not a misogynist, either, and honestly, after some of the feminists he quotes, I can't blame him for being dubious. There are people who have said some very stupid things about Aileen Wuornos. Vronsky talks......more

Goodreads review by Maria on June 04, 2022

this is a good case study book, but not an enjoyable literary work for people interested in true crime and serial killers in general. i especially hated the authors constant blabbering about anti-feminism and weird, cringy misogynistic comments about women. made me want to puke onto the pages.......more

Goodreads review by Erin on January 08, 2022

Peter Vronsky is, for all intents and purposes, an expert on serial killers. His many books, including “Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters ” and “American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000” focus on why serial killers do what they do, feeding into our fascination with the......more