Demetrius Walters
Intro to Criminology
Ms. Leslie Quick
September 14, 2014
Female Serial Killers
1. The problem that the researchers are trying to answer is analyze homicides committed by
women (Perri & Lichtenwald, 2010). They are looking for the motives for the kills. They are also looking for the psychopathic traits.
2. The researchers are using case study to do the research. The researchers are looking at cases
where females were the killers. They are comparing evidence from the crime scene and are
conducting interviews with the women to see if there is any comparison between a male and
female killers (Myers, Gooch, & Meloy, 2005). I do not believe that this is successful. Example for this is if a male private part is cut off, you automatic think that it was done by a female.
3. I think that they found some answers to some of the questions. For example, the difference
between a male and female serial killers. The different motives for their killings (Perri & Lichtenwald, 2010)
4. They did not mention anything about limitations in their study.
5. The researchers did mention that these studies are ongoing.