Title: Why Do Some Women Kill? - ABC News
Headings: Why Do Some Women Kill?
Why Do Some Women Kill?
Criminologists: Women and Men Kill for Different Reasons
Motive in Sandra Cantu Slaying Still Unclear
Women Less Likely to Use Extreme Violence

Content: "The traditional female role is a nurturer, not a murderer. Extreme violence is far more alien to females than to males," he added. " When a murder is committed by a female, it's more likely to be self-defense or can reflect some sort of mental illness." Though women committed roughly 10 percent of murders between 1976 and 2005, they were involved in nearly 35 percent of murders of intimate partners and nearly 30 percent of murders of where the victim was another family member, according to the Justice Department. So far, police have not released a possible motive for Cantu's death. Prosecutors told the Associated Press Monday that they are considering rape and molestation allegations against Huckaby. San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney Robert Himmelblau told The AP Monday that a homicide charge against Huckaby could also include the special circumstances of rape with a foreign object, lewd and lascivious conduct with a child and murder in the course of a kidnapping. Motive in Sandra Cantu Slaying Still Unclear
Sgt. Tony Sheneman declined comment on whether or not Huckaby may have shared any details about how Sandra died. He said autopsy results would yield further information when they are released, likely in several weeks.