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    • Kaleena Fraga
    • Amelia Dyer. In the 1800s, Amelia Dyer made a living as a "baby farmer." Parents with unwanted children would drop them off at her home in England and pay her to adopt them.
    • Karla Homolka. One of Canada's most brutal murder sprees started in December 1990 when Karla Homolka gave her fiancé, Paul Bernardo, a horrifying Christmas gift: her 15-year-old sister, Tammy Homolka.
    • Gwendolyn Graham And Cathy Wood. In the 1980s, Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood killed five elderly women while working at the Old Alpine Manor nursing home in Michigan.
    • Aileen Wuornos. Aileen Wuornos killed seven men over the course of a single year. Wuornos had long made a living as a sex worker, but in 1989, she started murdering and robbing her clients.
  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Killer_WomenKiller Women - Wikipedia

    Killer Women is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from January 7 to March 25, 2014. The series is based on the Argentine crime drama Mujeres Asesinas, which was adapted into an American setting by writer Hannah Shakespeare.

  2. Jul 10, 2018 · Although less common, female killers can be just as horrifying and dangerous as male ones. From Countess Elizabeth Bathory to Susan Atkins, here are some of the most notorious murder cases of...

    • The Blood Countess’, Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614) Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a Hungarian noblewoman and reputed serial killer of hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
    • Giulia Tofana (1620-1659) Though not a direct killer herself, Giulia Tofana provided poison that killed hundreds of men in 17th-century Italy. Born in Palermo in 1620, when she was young her mother was executed for killing her father with poison.
    • Mary Ann Cotton (1832-1873) Mary Ann Cotton is thought to be Britain’s first female serial killer. She is suspected of having murdered around 21 people using arsenic as a way of claiming life insurance payments.
    • Amelia Dyer (1836-1896) Amelia Dyer is credited as being one of the most prolific murderers in British history, having killed more than 400 infants. Trained as a nurse but widowed in 1869, Dyer turned to baby farming to support her family.
  3. Jun 2, 2016 · We have struggled to comprehend the origins of female violence, painting female serial killers as reluctant sidekicks or psychotic femmes fatales. That needs to change.

    • Katharine Quarmby
  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Deadly_WomenDeadly Women - Wikipedia

    Deadly Women is an American true crime documentary television series produced by Beyond International Group and airing on the Investigation Discovery (ID) network. The series focuses on murders committed by women. It is hosted by former FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong and narrated by Lynnanne Zager.

  5. Jul 3, 2024 · The most famous serial killers of women come from all over the globe, from America to Japan. While most of the murders are sexually motivated, there are many other reasons why these serial killers targeted women. This list features the worst of the worst when it comes to female-seeking serial killers.