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The Murder Mystique: Female Killers and Popular Culture

The Murder Mystique: Female Killers and Popular Culture

Nalepa, Laurie
Pfefferman, Richard

Hardcover

CriminologyGeneral LawGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0313380104
ISBN13: 9780313380105
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Feb 7 2013
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

Although they account for only ten percent of all murders, those attributed to women seem especially likely to captivate the public. This absorbing book examines why that is true and how some women, literally, get away with murder.

Combining compelling storytelling with insightful observations, 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 determine 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.

The book details both the crimes and the criminals as it explores how pop culture treats stereotypes of female murderers in film and print. True crime aficionados will be fascinated by the minute descriptions of what happened and why, while pop culture enthusiasts will appreciate the lens of societal norms through which these cases are examined.

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