The new predator--women who kill : profiles of female serial killers / Deborah Schurman-Kauflin.

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Schurman-Kauflin, Deborah

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Algora Pub., 2000.Description: 1 online resource (235 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1892941279
9781892941275

Other title:

Profiles of female serial killers

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: New predator--women who kill.DDC classification:

364.15/23/0820973 21

LOC classification:

HV6529 .S34 2000eb

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Contents:

Murder -- Murder theories : how could they do it? -- Female multiple murderers : up close and personal -- The process of maturation -- From fantasy to reality -- The sadistic female multiple murderer -- Behavior patterns -- Profiling -- Tornado effect -- Interviewing multiple murderers -- Conclusion and future of profiling.

Summary: This is the first book ever based on face-to-face interviews with women serial killers. This book includes quotes from the interviews and profiles women who kill, and their crime scenes. This book: - Highlights differences between male and female murders, contrasts mass murder and serial killing. - Describes childhood warning signs that may be predictive of later violent behavior. - Gives an authoritative step-by-step guide for professionals investigating equivocal death cases. - Offers suggestions on how to interview female offenders. "I never understood my capacity for compassion until I started killing, "--A female convicted of five murders.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234).

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This is the first book ever based on face-to-face interviews with women serial killers. This book includes quotes from the interviews and profiles women who kill, and their crime scenes. This book: - Highlights differences between male and female murders, contrasts mass murder and serial killing. - Describes childhood warning signs that may be predictive of later violent behavior. - Gives an authoritative step-by-step guide for professionals investigating equivocal death cases. - Offers suggestions on how to interview female offenders. "I never understood my capacity for compassion until I started killing, "--A female convicted of five murders.

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