Title: The differences between male and female serial killers — Quartz
Headings: If male serial killers “hunt” their victims, what do female serial killers do?
If male serial killers “hunt” their victims, what do female serial killers do?
Content: Media accounts focus on their looks. “ Society tends to believe that women can’t do such heinous things. Women are thought of as caregivers and kind,” she said. Men serial killers tend to follow their victims, often going from town to town, the research shows. They wait for the perfect time to attack, like a predator hunting for their prey. They will often butcher their victims, much like hunted game, and keep trophies from their escapades. While men largely attack strangers, previous studies have shown that about 80% of women serial killers know their victims. They “gather” them around, Harrison and her colleagues argue—although while men’s “hunting” is essentially literal, the researcher told Quartz that women’s “gathering” is more figurative. They also take care of others: 72% killed at least one person in their care, and nearly half of them have killed their children.