Killer Moms
Visible Ink Press (Verlag)
978-1-57859-818-2 (ISBN)
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 |
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