Female serial killers make up about one-sixth of serial killers and a lot are not the type of person expected.
Female serial killers often times go under the radar. They're a more unique breed, only representing about 16.7% of serial killers. But even more so, the image of a serial killer may be surprising when it comes to females.'It's going to be not who you think it is,' Marissa Harrison, a professor of psychology at Penn State University at Harrisburg, told Newsweek. 'It's probably a nurse, a grandmother, a mother, somebody you wouldn't expect.
'The babies and the mother are in danger.'Nearly 40% though have some form of a mental illness. This is not as drastic as data on male serial killers, but Harrison also believes there is missing data available.'There is a large mental illness component here and for people saying there's not they're doing a huge disservice,' Harrison said. 'We must pay attention to mental health in this country.
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