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Female Serial Killers

How and Why Women Become Monsters

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Female Serial Killers

By: Peter Vronsky
Narrated by: Charles Constant
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Society is conditioned to think of murderers and predators as men, but in this fascinating book, Peter Vronsky exposes and investigates the phenomenon of women who kill - and the political, economic, social, and sexual implications. From history's earliest recorded cases of homicidal females to Irma Grese, the Nazi Beast of Belsen, from Britain's notorious child-slayer Myra Hindley to "Honeymoon Killer" Martha Beck, from the sensational murder-spree of Aileen Wournos, to cult killers, homicidal missionaries, and the sexy femme fatale, Vronsky challenges the ordinary standards of good and evil and defies the accepted perceptions of gender role and identity.

©2007 Peter Vronsky (P)2017 Tantor Criminology Gender Studies Murder Serial Killers Social Sciences True Crime Crime
Insightful Criminal Psychology • Comprehensive Case Details • Great Narrator • Interesting Historical Information
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I knew about some of these women, and this book fleshed them out a little. It was easy to listen to, but it did not really draw any conclusions.

This book filled in a few gaps

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Great narrator and story lines
Story embraced the conscious and kept the reader focused till the end

Excellent research

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I really enjoyed this book, I didn't know there was that many female serial killers

interesting

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Peter Vronsky never disappoints. This book was well researched and written, and the narration is excellent. I never know what to say when I review a book because I don't want to spoil anything, so I will just say that this audio book is a great addition to the audio library of true crime fans.

Worth it at twice the price

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Having read another book by the author that I found well researched and insightful, I was not prepared for the bias and personal attacks found in this one. As other reviewers have noted, the descriptions of some of the subjects were extremely distasteful and, importantly, not at all relevant.

surprised

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When I started reading this book, I was hoping I would read about women I didn’t know about. No such luck. Evan if you get your true crime from TV or podcast. You will be familiar with these woman. Only a novice to true crime will be informed by this book.

Nothing new here.

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Feeling more Thesis than True Crime, this research is actually quite interesting. Some parts felt like obnoxious MeToo, but that ends up being the point the author tries to make... demonstrating the double-standards. I almost stopped listening to the early nonsense, until logically exposed for what it is

Interesting compilation

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

Vronsky's obvious contempt toward feminists and his personal commentary on the physical appearance of the suspects, ("ugly, homely, grotesque..." etc) was unprofessional in my opinion.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending was informative.

Have you listened to any of Charles Constant’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, he is a great reader.

Was Female Serial Killers worth the listening time?

Yes.

Vronsky is kind of....

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it was very informative. some parts were a bit dry, but that's to be expected when listening to a book with statistics. And some parts were a bit uncomfortable to sit thru, especially the "ken and barbie killers" towards the end. But again, that's to be expected in a book about serial killers.

overall a good "read"

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The narrator does fantastically. The story does cover many female serial killers and the psychology, conditions, and meaning behind the actions taking by these women monsters. Although there is no excuse for committing their crimes it is interesting to delve into the the mentality and circumstance, understanding why or how things like this happen.

exceptional

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