Comments on: 8 Prolific Female Serial Killers

By: THX 1138

THX 1138 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:47:29 +0000

On another note I forgot to mention, Female serial killers make up 14%, {not a measly 1% as was stated} of convictions.

By: THX 1138

THX 1138 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:36:28 +0000

I agree with JP- but you got to laugh at the fact that all the women want more women to be serial killers and all the men furtively deny it to protect their own male dominance. Dominance over who murders more than the other gender doesn’t seem like a positive attribute to males in general.

It is how a person is raised as well as hormone balances that determine if a person grows up to be a serial killer. It’s a mind thing more than any other set of factors, emotional detachment from people, lack of empathy and psycho/socio-pathology are not generally associated with females, however it’s fact that most people would agree that men, just starting off, don’t know how to relate to people well, add on to that other layers of issues and you have a true sociopath. Creating a sociopath out of a women is just a step or two harder.

By: Ric

Ric — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:03:56 +0000

The story of Delphine LaLaurie is legend. Most accounts of the horror cannot be traced back further than Journey Into Darkness: Ghosts and Vampires of New Orleans, a book self-published in 1998 by the proprietress of a New Orleans ghost tour business. Contemporary sources mention the death of the young slave girl who hurled herself from the roof and confirm the discovery of seven chained and maltreated slaves in quarters near Lalaurie’s kitchen, but confirm none of the more lurid allegations. The New Orleans Bee, writing less than a week after the evacuation of Lalaurie’s slave quarters, confirmed that all of the slaves found on the premises had been alive and that none had since died.

By: Galvo

Galvo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:11:10 +0000

When we read of mass-murderers, we should remember that those with some responsibility for the greatest number of deaths are mostly politicians. Of the world’s few women leaders, some would condemn Cleopatra, Empress Dowager Cixi1, Madame Mao, Golda Meir, Indira Ghandi, Elena Ceauşescu & Margaret Thatcher among others.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:00:11 +0000

Delphine, for the sake of your sanity, I think you should note that the “Delphine” and “Delfina” in the article were also both alive in the late 19th, early 20th century… probably a time when the name was much more popular. Perhaps the name lost much of its popularity in the following century at least partially due to these horrific crimes associated with women by that name. I don’t think you should be too worried that the name is the cause of the killing…

By: Aleia

Aleia — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:57:35 +0000

Are these technically serial killers? Most of them just sound like mass murderers…. Killing more for profit, and with less defining characteristics in their victims.

By: Delphine

Delphine — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:48:03 +0000

To all who argue for or against male/female violence and genetics, let me add that socially, men are portrayed as more violent (there aren’t too many female action heroes or characters).
As interesting as these are, I’m a little weirded out — my name is Delphine and I have seldom, if ever, heard of anyone famous with that name. Two of the women on this list are named Delphine… what is this? that’s not scary *shudders*

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:20:00 +0000

I do think men are more likely to be serial killers than women, but, as Elizabeth says above, I’m not sure it’s down simply to aggression and women are certainly very capable of being serial killers too – the list above is merely a drop in the ocean of the number of female serial killers caught. In my opinion far more than 1% of serial killers are women, maybe a greater percentage of the female ones get away with it because they are overlooked?

Aggression is more likely to result in manslaughter than murder I would have thought? Many highly aggressive people (mostly, but not exclusively, men) suffer great remorse for their actions when they calm down/sober up. They literally have no control over their actions when they’ve lost their temper – a very scary scenario, but not one that makes them a serial killer. By definition surely a serial killer has to be somewhat psychopathic in nature and therefore not to feel remorse for their victims.

Every serial killer is a tragic story in the end. Tragic because of the lives of innocent people slain for nothing more than sick entertainment and/or personal gain. Tragic for the families and friends of these victims. But, also tragic for the serial killer themselves who are always badly damaged and dysfunctional people. Not that they shouldn’t be ‘punished’, they really do need to be locked up for the rest of their lives, or put out of their misery ASAP. I think the second choice is the more humane all round really. To ever even consider releasing them back into society is a very bad idea I think!

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:01:00 +0000

You should all read the book called “I” The creation of a serial killer by Jack Olsen. Its about Keith Hunter Jesperson. Very sexually graphic but extremely interesting and worht the read. Read it within 3 days. Couldnt put it down.

By: pam

pam — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Well put, Elizabeth!
And I think JP had a good point as well.