Female Serial Killers by Peter Vronsky

[Jamastiene]

14. I have to say something controversial, on this subject.

I feel rather strongly about it or I would not say it. When it comes to Aileen Wournos, I believe that if what she said was true of her first murder (that she was raped), she wasn't really guilty of murder, per se, on that one. I can't say much about the rest of her murders, but if she was raped on that first one, it should have been considered self defense. It was never brought up at her trial, but the first guy she killed already had a criminal record for rape. So, it is quite possible she was telling the truth about that. I always kind of felt for her on that first one.

Otherwise, I have always been fascinated by what causes serial killers to do what they do. How is it that some people have all of the classic "warning signs," yet, they are not serial killers? I guess that goes back to the nature vs. nurture debate. I have always wondered how many female serial killers there are too.