Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Part One: Patterns and Perceptions
6. 1. The Case of the Vanishing Murderess 3
7. 2. The Popular Press 20
8. Part Two: Murder
9. 3. Multiple Murder 47
10. 4. Murder of Husbands, Lovers, or Rivals in Love 85
11. 5. Child Murder 123
12. 6. Baby-Farming and Infanticide 145
13. 7. Murder of and by Servants 181
14. 8. Murder of the Elderly 207
15. Part Three: Meaning
16. 9. The Image of the Murderess 225
17. 10. The Feminine Perspective 234
18. 11. The Body of the Murderess 249
19. 12. The Murder of the Murderess 258
20. Conclusion 273
21. Appendix 275
22. Notes 279
23. Select Bibliography 307
24. Index 313