Females can be just as devious as males. Legal Pub has brought you the Barbie Bandits (LINK), Tiffany Sutton the alleged vampire (LINK) and Mary Winkler, a wife who killed her preacher husband (LINK.) Now our friends at Criminal Justice are exploring the top female criminal minds at http://www.criminaljusticedegreesguide.com/features/10-most-infamous-female-criminals.html .
Of the women discussed by Criminal Justice, Lizzie Borden stands out as the big winner. She was not only the chief suspect in the gruesome 1892 murders of her father and stepmother in Massachusetts, she even has her own nursery rhyme song. On August 4, 1892, Lizzie's father and her stepmother, Abby Borden, were found dead. Lizzie’s stories were inconsistent and suspicious but Lizzie was acquitted. No one else was ever arrested or tried for the murders.
Bonnie Parker partner of Clyde Barrow during the Great Depression is also acknowledged for her alleged role in numerous robberies, murders and their ability to flee police. Here at Legal Pub we agree with her second place finish although there is no evidence that Bonnie ever shot a gun. Yet she too gained legendary notoriety and her own song, "Bonnie and Clyde." Bonnie and Clyde were killed by police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934. The couple were ambushed and never stood a chance.
The recent case of Andrea Yates also makes Criminal Justice's top ten. Yates, who allegedly killed her five children on June 20, 2001 while bathing them is also explored. As you recall, the defense was postpartum depression and psychosis. Despite being diagnosed as suffering from postpartum psychosis, she gave birth to her sixth child, Mary. On June 20, 2001, Andrea drowned all five of her children one by one. Yates conviction for capital murder was overturned when a Texas jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity.
Feel free to visit the above link for the Criminal Justice site and read the entire story. And keep in mind, all suspects, even legendary ones, are presumed innocent until otherwise proven in a court of law.
Update 12-8-10: Our readers at MastersDegree asked us to mention an article about famous lawyers including our favorite, Abraham Lincoln at : http://www.mastersdegree.net/blog/2010/12-great-lawyers-every-law-student-should-study/.
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Gosh L.P. you have me singing Twain's "Girls Lie Too" at the top of my lungs.
Shell
I would have voted for the Barbie Bandits only because Heather is cute.
Update 12-8-10: Our readers at MastersDegree asked us to mention an article about famous lawyers including our favorite, Abraham Lincoln at : http://www.mastersdegree.net/blog/2010/12-great-lawyers-every-law-student-should-study/.
Criminals with boobs are always a heck of a lot more interesting then lawyers.
Real deep comment on females...
I read a book about Aileen Wuornos and kinda felt sorry for her after reading about her childhood. Her father was convicted for child molestation and her mother abandoned her.
I think she had a rough start with some bad genes that eventually led to her being neglected as a child. Not nature verses nurture here, but nature and nurture created a sociopath.
If she had a better living environment as a child she may have grown to be a psychopath due to genes, but probably would not have killed anyone.
So Video Guy, where would you rank Aileen W. among female criminals?
In my opinion, Winkler should be right up there because she only got a slap on the wrist for killing her husband. Yeah I know... he abused her defense...
Maybe we should have mug shots in bathing suits. I would vote for Debra Lefavre.
Debra Lafave
While there have been many teachers that have comingled with students, Ms. Lafave is the hottest. Ms. Pamela Smart is a distant second. Let me go on the record that I would not kick either out of bed for eating crackers, but Lafave is first choice.
Why I never had such teachers is beyond me...
Nice entertaining articles on female criminals.... now get your mind out of the gutter.
Mary Winkler case sounds like a tangled web, there must have been evidence to support her claims of abuse for the jury to believe her, and with no evidence to dispute her claim that the shooting was an accident...she walks.
Not so sure she would kill for some over drawn checks as abuse would be more of a motive. I think for the prosecutor to prove to a jury that she murdered for money they’d have to prove a lifetime pattern of greed and manipulation, or an affair.
I wouldn’t rank her as high as Aileen Wuornos without more info, and Aileen not as high as Lizzie Borden. Aileen killed for survival, being an old worn-out prostitute with johns no longer interested in her for sex, so she began to rob and kill. Something our health care providers do to this day, only with the swipe of a pen instead of a gun.
Lizzie I rate as the absolute worst type of murderer, she had it made and still killed for greed, very violently I might add, just like the Menendez bros. How she pulled it off is pretty amazing with so many neighbors nearby and shows a calculating, manipulative type personality with extensive premeditative planning.
Bonnie Parker I don’t even rate as a murderer as she never killed anyone, just hype from the cops and press. She is guilty of accessory and prob got off watching Clyde shoot people...but maybe not since Clyde only shot during robbery and self defense while on the run, they kidnapped people and never harmed them.
As always, a thoughtful analysis by video guy.
I do agree with Winkler as a top 10 b/c she got a way with it.
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