CONTENTS

Introduction:
SERIAL SPARTACISM
The Politics of Female Aggression

PART ONE
The Psychopathology and Brief History of the Female Serial Killer


1.  THE NATURE OF THE FEMININE BEAST

The Psychopathology of Female Monsters


2.  THE QUEST FOR POWER, PROFIT, AND DESIRE

A Brief History of Female Serial Killers

PART TWO
Selected Case Studies of Female Serial Killers and Accomplices in the Twentieth Century


3.  THE CULT AND PASSION OF AILEEN WUORNOS

The Postmodern Female Serial Killer


4.  MURDERING FRIENDS AND INTIMATES

Black Widows and Profit Killers


5.  LOVING US TO DEATH

Serial Killer Moms, Angels of Death, and Other Murdering Caregivers


6.  SEX, DEATH, AND VIDEOTAPE

The Female As Serial Killer Accomplice


7.  NAZI BITCHES AND THE MANSON KILLER GIRLS

Making Female Missionary Cult Serial Killers


Conclusion:
RECOGNIZING THE PREDATORY WOMAN
Profiling Female Serial Killers

Afterword

Appendix

Bibliography

Endnote References

Index