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
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Content: Why Do Some Women Kill? - ABC News
Why Do Some Women Kill? Criminologists say when women kill, it's often for different reasons from men. By SCOTT MICHELS, SARAH NETTER, LAURA MARQUEZ and SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN
April 13, 2009, 12:27 PM
• 6 min read
April 14, 2009— -- Police investigating the murder of Sandra Cantu said they were on the lookout for the kind of man who could kill an 8-year-old girl and stuff her body in a suitcase. But the suspect they arrested late last week didn't fit their expectations. Police say Sandra's killer is 28-year-old Melissa Huckaby, a Sunday school teacher and the mother of one of Sandra's close friends. Huckaby allegedly killed the second-grader and dumped the suitcase containing her body in a nearby irrigation pond. Though little is known about Huckaby or a possible motive, if the allegations are true, Huckaby would not fit the typical profile of a killer. According to the Justice Department, roughly one in 10 homicides are committed by women. And when women kill, their victims are more likely to be someone close to them, like their children, boyfriends or spouses.