American Female Serial Killers

In this fascinating book, Peter Vronsky exposes and investigates the phenomenon of women who kill—and the political, economic, social and sexual implications buried with each victim. How many of us are even remotely prepared to imagine our mothers, daughters, sisters or grandmothers as fiendish killers? For centuries we have been conditioned to think of serial murderers and psychopathic predators as men—with women registering low on our paranoia radar. Perhaps that’s why so many trusting husbands, lovers, family friends, and children have fallen prey to “the female monster.” 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 to the sensational cult of Aileen Wournos—the first female serial killer-as-celebrity—to cult killers, homicidal missionaries, and our pop-culture fascination with the sexy femme fatale, Vronsky not only challenges our ordinary standards of good and evil but also defies our basic accepted perceptions of gender role and identity. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

Coloring books are certainly not Just for kids anymore! This unique adult coloring book is a virtual encyclopedia of the who's who in American female serial killers and may be the perfect gift for a budding artist with a penchant for the macabre. Included in this coloring book are original, single-sided illustrations for you to color, as well as information about the killers their victims the murder weapons used the location of crimes span of their crimes While enjoying coloring the vibrant illustrations in this book, you will learn about some of America's most infamous female murderers including Judy Buenoano (aka Judias Goodyear and Judias Morris). Meet Velma Barfield (the first woman to be executed by lethal injection), and Martha Jule Beck (one half of "The Lonely Hearts Killers" couple who murdered as many as 20 women between 1947 and 1949). Coloring has been proven to help adults manage both mental and physical stress, reduce anxiety, and treat depression. As you work on these detailed and bold illustrations, you may well notice your stress and tension melt away. And, as a bonus result, you may learn to become a bit more careful in your dating choices. Whether choosing this coloring book for yourself or as a gift for a friend, you will find coloring the illustrations in this unique coloring book relaxing as well as educational. Click the buy button at the top of the page to order your copy now!

This is Capote’s In Cold Blood for serial killer enthusiasts: meticulously researched, superbly written, and incredibly vivid. Don’t miss it.” —Gabino Iglesias, author of Coyote Songs America’s First Female Serial Killer novelizes the true story of first-generation Irish-American nurse Jane Toppan, born as Honora Kelley. Although all the facts are intact, books about her life and her crimes are all facts and no story. Jane Toppan was absolutely a monster, but she did not start out that way. When Jane was a young child, her father abandoned her and her sister to the Boston Female Asylum. From there, Jane was indentured to a wealthy family who changed her name, never adopted her, wrote her out of the will, and essentially taught her how to hate herself. Jilted at the altar, Jane became a nurse and took control of her life—and the lives of her victims. “A thoughtful and inspired take on one of the greatest poisoners in history. America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster seethes with rage, compulsion, and a righteous condemnation of the servitude of the underclass. A chilling and sobering read.” —Robert Levy, author of The Glittering World “McBrayer offers us a complex—and terrifying—portrait of a killer who seemed almost doomed from birth.” —Kate Winkler Dawson, author of American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI “Brings the horrifying true story of Jane Toppan to lurid, novelistic life, and forces the reader face-to-face with the thoughtlessness and cruelty that helped turn a gifted, damaged child into one of America’s most legendary killers.” —Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters

Aileen Wuornos was executed in Florida, on the 9th of October, 2002 at the age of 46. She was the 10th woman to be sentenced to death in the USA since the death penalty resumed in 1976. Convicted for the murder of six men, in a two month period, Aileen claimed she acted in self defence however the investigation into these claims was poor and she later retracted her statement announcing to the Supreme Court, "I'm one who seriously hates human life and would kill again." All-too-often female prostitutes have been the victims of male serial killers - the killings of Aileen 'Lee' Wuornos were the inverse of this. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood at the hands of her grandparents, which led straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs with both men and women. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. Following a renewed interest in this woman after the film "Monster", this is her story in her own words.

America has a long and complicated fascination with serial killers. When we think about the most infamous of these killers, we generally think of men like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, or John Wayne Gacy. Those names make headlines while there's the often-repeated myth that suggests there are no female serial killers. After all, most of us couldn't name a woman on the same scale of infamy at BTK or the elusive Zodiac Killer, can we? As it so often is, the truth is far more complicated. Women kill. While they are less sensationalized than their male counterparts, they are no less deadly. At time of publication, current research shows that one in six serial killers are female, bringing their number to fifteen percent of confirmed serial killers. This reference book includes background information on the killers, their victims, methods, and - where relevant - their arrests, trials, and convictions.

Fans of Mindhunter and true crime podcasts will devour these chilling stories of serial killers from the American "Golden Age" (1950-2000). With books like Serial Killers, Female Serial Killers and Sons of Cain, Peter Vronsky has established himself as the foremost expert on the history of serial killers. In this first definitive history of the "Golden Age" of American serial murder, when the number and body count of serial killers exploded, Vronsky tells the stories of the most unusual and prominent serial killings from the 1950s to the early twenty-first century. From Ted Bundy to the Golden State Killer, our fascination with these classic serial killers seems to grow by the day. American Serial Killers gives true crime junkies what they crave, with both perennial favorites (Ed Kemper, Jeffrey Dahmer) and lesser-known cases (Melvin Rees, Harvey Glatman).

The world has always been fascinated with serial killers. But most of us only know about men who have been involved in serial killing. Does that mean that only men turn into serial killers and woman don’t? Absolutely wrong! The truth is that human history has also witnessed a few serial killers who have been women. You will be surprised to know that the list of women serial killers is also not small. We will probably need hundreds of pages to describe the crimes of all female serial killers. Here, we have just picked a few of the women and described how they made it to the worst serial killers list. Without wasting anymore time, let’s get started with our list!

Serial Killer Fanatics - A very unique coloring book has arrived.You have never seen Jeffrey Dahmer, Robert Berdella or Ted Bundy like this.Who said coloring books were exclusively for children?There are monsters hiding in the darkness, and yet for some reason, our curiosity and fascination can't help but attract us to them - our minds wishing to discover their philosophies and our interest growing as we learn more of them.For many of these murderers, death became more than just a crime: it became an art. An art which they practiced and enjoyed, like the painting of a portrait, or the coloring of a book just like this one.In The Serial Killer Coloring Book we shall provide you with:- 38 of the most famous serial killers brought to you in a way you've never seen them before.- High-resolution images which will allow you to fill in the smallest details and achieve the most realistic results.- Single-sided pages, with each image given its own page to save you from worrying about the colors bleeding through and damaging your next serial killer's image.- Very accurate symbolism to each killer, providing context to their atrocious crimes and creepy stories.- The possibility of a fantastic gift for your friends, family and loved ones who love the True Crime genre.So, what are you waiting for? Discover this entirely fresh take on coloring books and tackle anxiety and stress in an incredible new way with The Serial Killer Coloring Book.