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Most female serial killers act alone, similar to males, and they are just as effective in the business of killing as their male counterparts. Perhaps the most infamous female serial killer in U.S. history is Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who killed seven men in Florida during 1989 and 1990. The reality concerning the gender of serial killers is quite different than the mythology of it. Although there have been many more male serial killers than females throughout history, the presence of female serial killers is well documented in the crime data. They, sadly as all crime perpetrators, do exist. Female Serial killers exist, though do seem a rarity. This may be because women are generally more emotional than violent, but also because they lack the physical strength to kill. Not that they couldn't, but in medieval times for example... Report Abuse. Yes, of course they do. Serial killers are rare probably because of the strength required to be a serial killer. A girl in my high school raped her boyfriend -- male reaction is spontaneous; they can't control their arousal. And I am sure female perverts exist. I don't know why they wouldn't. The other way in which ‘the female serial killer’ is mythologized is through the stories which are told about her—stories about who she is, why she kills, and above all what her killing has to do with her femaleness. When the spectre of ‘the female serial killer’ is regularly used to terrorize men, and is effective in instilling fear in large swaths of the male population, we will know that the age of equality has dawned (albeit not in the form feminists were hoping for). But clearly it has not dawned yet. Police come to me when they have cases where they suspect a woman of serial murder. I am the expert on the topic having interviewed a large group of female serial killers back in the 1990's. From those interviews and studying their murders, I created the profiles of female serial killers. To this day, such a case is the most difficult type of homicide to work. People are reluctant to believe a woman could be so violent, and these women offenders are careful in the way they kill.  The notion that all serial killers are men is simply not true, but it's understandable why the public would hold this erroneous belief. As late as 1998, a highly regarded former FBI profiler said, There are no female serial killers.. The news and entertainment media also perpetuate the stereotypes that all serial offenders are male and that women do not engage in horrible acts of violence. The reality concerning the gender of serial killers is quite different than the mythology of it. Although there have been many more male serial killers than females throughout history, the presence of female serial killers is well documented in the crime data. Mythologizing murder. When I refer to ‘the female serial killer’ as a ‘mythical figure’, I don’t mean to imply that she does not exist at all. But discussions of ‘the female serial killer’ as a ‘type’ give the impression that the examples we have heard of are just the visible tip of some vast hidden iceberg. That is a myth. When the spectre of ‘the female serial killer’ is regularly used to terrorize men, and is effective in instilling fear in large swaths of the male population, we will know that the age of equality has dawned (albeit not in the form feminists were hoping for). But clearly it has not dawned yet. Hi there I was wondering if female serial killers or female rapists exist? because I'm finding it very hard to believe that do exist. if they do I would be interested in meeting some but not serial killers. Report Abuse. Yes, of course they do. Serial killers are rare probably because of the strength required to be a serial killer. A girl in my high school raped her boyfriend -- male reaction is spontaneous; they can't control their arousal. And I am sure female perverts exist. I don't know why they wouldn't. The Role of Psychopathy and Sexuality in a Female Serial Killer INTRODUCTION. When you think of serial killers and gender most people will assume that the offender is male. Although not as common, female serial killers do exist. The FBI recently reported that of the 70-140 estimated serial killings a year only 5%-10% are committed by women which roughly comes to 4-12 people (Myers, 2005).  At the same time, however, media distortions do a disservice to the public. Although the graphic images of male serial killers sell countless books and movie tickets, they also perpetuate the myth that all serial killers are demented men. Nevertheless, there are some similarities between male and female serial killers. The reality concerning the gender of serial killers is quite different than the mythology of it. Although there have been many more male serial killers than females throughout history, the presence of female serial killers is well documented in the crime data.
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