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Five Evil Women: Hindley, West, Wuornos, Homolka, Tucker

Five Evil Women: Hindley, West, Wuornos, Homolka, Tucker

Bourke, Joanna

Hardcover

General World HistoryTrue Crime

Publisher Price: $27.50

ISBN10: 1836391749
ISBN13: 9781836391746
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: Jun 5 2026
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.26 Width: 6.56 Depth: 9.23
Language: English
A critical, comparative history of five notorious women branded icons of evil.

Why do certain women become icons of evil? This book offers the first comparative, non-sensationalist account of five of the most reviled women in the modern Anglophone world: Myra Hindley, Rosemary West, Aileen Wuornos, Karla Homolka, and Karla Faye Tucker. It examines their lives, crimes, and cultural reception in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada, asking how violence committed by women is understood, judged, and remembered. Going beyond moral outrage or tabloid headlines, the book explores how concepts of evil are shaped by history, belief systems, and social context. Through historical and ethical reflections, it offers a deeper, more critical engagement with female violence and considers how society should respond to those who commit acts of unimaginable harm.

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