Women's implication in single homicide is quite rare and their implication in serial killing is very rare. The usual perpetrators of serial killings are white males, intelligent with sadistic tendencies. However, this article published in the Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health journal focuses on female serial killers. The goal of the researchers Andreas Frei, Birgit Vollm, Marc Graf and Volker Dittmann was to consider female serial killers and the relevant cases that occurred in the past. They studied the different patterns and motives of homicides. They noticed a certain repetition in female offences, which is the material gain. They also noticed that extrinsic gratification, hedonistic sadistic or sexual offender was extremely not represented by the female community. Their conclusion was that there is no common theory of female serial killings. The only thing that seems to come back in almost every case is a psychopathic personality traits and signs of abuse in childhood experiences.
After conducting their research, Frei, Volm, Graf and Dittmann studied a case of female serial killing, which did not fit with the 'typical' female serial killer profile they had made. The patient they studied was called PK. This woman committed crimes against strangers using violent methods. She committed her crimes in geographic areas relatively far from her home. They chose to classify PK as at the 'hedonistic' or 'power seeker' type of killer. They also suggested that she could be diagnosed with dissocial, borderline, schizoid and narcissistic personality disorders. PK was stalking and threatening random women before killing them, usually by stabbing them to death. After several evaluations, PK was reported to hate weakness, especially in women. This problem transferred in self-hatred. She had a problem expressing feelings and she was trying to appear strong and fearless in front of the authority.
To read more on this research, visit:
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=a5d8dccb-ccd3-4e49-82c9-c36d4f6aecfa%40sessionmgr4004&vid=7&hid=4206
Written by Laurie St-Pierre
After conducting their research, Frei, Volm, Graf and Dittmann studied a case of female serial killing, which did not fit with the 'typical' female serial killer profile they had made. The patient they studied was called PK. This woman committed crimes against strangers using violent methods. She committed her crimes in geographic areas relatively far from her home. They chose to classify PK as at the 'hedonistic' or 'power seeker' type of killer. They also suggested that she could be diagnosed with dissocial, borderline, schizoid and narcissistic personality disorders. PK was stalking and threatening random women before killing them, usually by stabbing them to death. After several evaluations, PK was reported to hate weakness, especially in women. This problem transferred in self-hatred. She had a problem expressing feelings and she was trying to appear strong and fearless in front of the authority.
To read more on this research, visit:
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=a5d8dccb-ccd3-4e49-82c9-c36d4f6aecfa%40sessionmgr4004&vid=7&hid=4206
Written by Laurie St-Pierre
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