Why Women Kill

For decades, the narrative surrounding women who kill was dominated by the "passion defense" or, more archaically, "hysteria." In the 19th century, if a woman poisoned her husband, the press often portrayed her as a monster—unless, of course, the husband was abusive. Then, she was a victim who snapped.

We want it to be about money. We want it to be about insanity. We want it to be a rare anomaly, a glitch in the gentle code of femininity. Why Women Kill