Female serial killers account for only 8% of all American Serial killers,
but American females account for 76% of all female serial killers worldwide.
THE KELLEHER TYPOLOGY
The research of female serial killers is very limited. One of the best books on the subject is by Michael & C. Kelleher -Murder Most Rare NY:Dell.
This topology is based upon whether the female serial killer acts alone or in partnership with others. They, further, construct a nine-point categorization method based around thisacting alone-in partnership typology.
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Acting alone: |
Acting in partnership: |
| Black Widow - systematically kills multiple spouses, partners, or other family members | Team Killer - kills or participates in the killing of others in conjunction with at least one other |
| Angel of Death- systematically kills people who are in her care for some form of medical attention | Question of Sanity - kills in apparent random manner and later judged to be insane |
| Sexual Predator - systematically kills others in clear acts of sexual homicide | Unexplained - kills for reasons that are totally inexplicable or for unclear motives |
| Revenge - systematically kills out of hate or jealousy | Unsolved - a pattern of unsolved killings that may be attributed to a woman (or women) |
| Profit or Crime - systematically kills for profit or in course of committing another crime |
Deductive Characteristics of the Typology:
| Acting alone: Killers of this type are often mature, careful, deliberate, socially adept, and highly organized. They usually attack victims in their home or place of work. They tend to favor a specific weapon, like poison, lethal injection, or suffocations. |
Acting in partnership: Killers of this type tend to be younger, aggressive, vicious in their attack, sometimes disorganized, and usually unable to carefully plan. They usually attack victims in diverse locations. They tend to use guns, knifes, or torture. |
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