Copyright © Patricia Pearson, 1997, 1998

First published in 1997 by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.
This edition with a new epilogue published by Vintage Canada,
a division of Random House of Canada Limited, in 1998.

All rights reserved under International and Pan American Copyright
Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or
by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage
and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher,
except by reviewer, who may quote brief pasages in a review.

The individual experiences recounted in this book are true.
However, in some instances, names and desciptive details have
been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved.

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data

Pearson, Patricia, 1964–
When she was bad: how and why women get away with murder

eISBN: 978-0-307-36383-1

1. Female offenders. 2. Violent crimes. 3. Violence. 4. Women - Psychology.
I. Title

HV6046.P42 1998 364.3’74 C98-930842-1

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