Killer Moms

True Stories

Amanda R. Woomer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

250 Seiten

2024
Visible Ink Press (Verlag)
978-1-57859-818-2 (ISBN)

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A mother is supposed to be loving, protective, caring and kind. She’s supposed to nurture her children from infancy into childhood and adolescence. The very thought of murdering a child—much less their own child—is not only bizarre but perhaps the most disturbing thought a parent could have!

Exploring the ultimate betrayal of a parent’s duty, Killer Moms: True Stories recounts 31 harrowing tales of motherhood gone wrong and the often perplexing motives behind the murders. Love, money, power, depression, honor killings, human sacrifice, and unfathomable evil all come into play, but also ...

The world is cruel excuse. A mother’s belief that they need to save their child from a lifetime of suffering. First Lady of the Third Reich, Magda Goebbels, Ted Hughes’s lover, Assia Wevill, and Rachel David, who believed she was married to God, and their tortuous thoughts.

The unwanted child. Denise Labbé and Francisca Rojas, who chose to end their children’s lives to appease their lovers.

Psychosis, delusions and hallucinations. Otty Sanchez, Lindsey Nicole Blansett, and Maggie Young and their battles with mental illness.

Spousal revenge. Andrea Yates may have killed her children by the desire to get back at her husband for the life she was forced to live.

Whatever the reason, it is particularly disturbing when the mother is the murderer. Perhaps the most intimate crime, Killer Moms looks the horrifying stories, investigates the facts, and explores the motives behind these senseless killings.

Amanda R. Woomer is the author of nearly 20 books focused on dark history, the paranormal, women's history, and Victoriana, including Harlots & Hauntings, The Art of Grieving: The Beauty Behind Victorian Mourning Customs, and A Mortal's Guide to Cemeteries. She is a featured writer for Haunted Magazine and Troy Taylor's Morbid Curious and is also the creator of the all-female paranormal journal The Feminine Macabre. She currently resides in Buffalo, New York with her husband and son, their black cat, and her collection of Victorian mourning memorabilia.

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Love

1. Anna Månsdotter (1889)

2. Rose West (1971)

3. Francisca Rojas (1892)

4. Denise Labbé (1954)

Money

5. Caroline Wardlaw Martin (1884-1909)

6. Belle Gunness (1884-1908)

7. Nannie Doss, aka “The Giggling Grandma” (1920s-1954)

8. Martha Marek (1932-1937)

Power

9. Antonia Minor (31)

10. Irene of Athens (797)

11. Magda Goebbels (1945)

12. Alice Kyteler (1302-1324)

Faith

13. Otty Sanchez (2009)

14. Linsey Nicole Blansett (2014)

15. Angela Camacho (2003)

16. Silvia Meraz Moreno (2012)

Depression

17. Rebecca David (1978)

18. Andrea Yates (2001)

19. Kathryn Dempsey Schoch (1934)

20. Maggie Young (1965)

Honor

21. Parreen Bibi (2016)

22. Ruth Blay (1768)

23. Mary Hamilton (1717)

24. Maria Isa (1989)

Freedom from Motherhood

25. Melissa Drexler, aka “The Prom Mom” (1997)

26. Angela Norman (2011)

27. Alice Martin Bishop (1648)

28. Assia Wevill (1969)

For Their Children

29. Margaret Garner (1856)

30. Carol Carr (2002)

31. Leonarda Cianciulli, aka “the Soap-Maker of Correggio (1939-1940)

32. Grace Hubbard Fortescue (1932)

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

33. Lindy Chamberlain (1980)

34. Casey Anthony (2008)

Mental Health Resources

Glossary

Further Reading

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.09.2024
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Canton
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-57859-818-4 / 1578598184
ISBN-13	978-1-57859-818-2 / 9781578598182
Zustand	Neuware