{"product_id":"women-serial-and-mass-murderers-kerry-segrave-9780786476176","title":"Women Serial and Mass Murderers: Profiles of 85 Killers Worldwide, 1580-1990","description":"\u003cp\u003e It is at 31.4 years of age that the average woman multiple murderer kills the first of her 17 victims, whom she usually knows or is related to. The preferred method is poison, usually arsenic. She is more likely to prey on the vulnerable--the very young or the very old--than is her male counterpart. Her killing spree lasts five years; when caught, she shows little remorse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This study of 85 women focuses on those who have killed at least three people, not including themselves in murder-suicide cases. Though the work is international, emphasis is on the United States during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Excluded are accomplices who, though legally guilty of multiple murders, were in fact passive participants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The life of each killer is examined, as well as descriptions of the murders, the methods, and the trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerry Segrave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786476176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786476176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 5.94w x 0.73d","brand":"Kerry Segrave","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947143364863,"sku":"9780786476176","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_611cfbe2-c38e-455e-b086-193d0c9d6612.jpg?v=1681516974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-serial-and-mass-murderers-kerry-segrave-9780786476176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}