Are Female Serial Killers More Shocking Than Men Who Commit the Same Acts?

Serial killer Aileen Wuornos

Let’s say that for some reason you are sitting in a criminal psychology class and the teacher scrawls one statement across the chalkboard that is to serve as the one essay topic for your final exam:

Describe a serial killer.

If you have been paying attention in class all semester, or even just watched some good thriller movies at the local theater, you probably would share a serial killer is usually a male and often white. He tends to be a narcissist. There may be dr...