She continued the same routine at her next job, and was eventually arrested, charged, and convicted of killing 9-month-old Chelsea McClellan. The hospital Jones worked at in San Antonio noticed that an inordinate number her patients were dying, and instead of conducting an investigation, they asked her to resign, which she did. Her main motive in doing this was to receive praise for her skills as a nurse, but a lot of her victims actually ended up dying instead. She would inject her patients with drugs like digoxin, and heparin to induce a medical crisis, and then she would come to their rescue by reviving them. Via: Genene Jones was a pediatric nurse who was suspected of killing up to 60 infants and children during her spree which lasted from approximately 1971 until 1984. Female serial killers can't hide behind their gender as a kind of built-in assumption of innocence, and they have these 10 horrific killers to thank for it. When profiling, behavioral analysts can no longer assume the culprit is male. There was a time when even the FBI said 'there are no female serial killers', but that is no longer the consensus.

As a result, their killing sprees often go on for years longer (an average of 8 years, compared to 2 years for their male counterparts). Female serial killers are outnumbered by males (15% to 85%), and they often use more covert methods like poisoning, or smothering. While a lot of men kill out of sexual frustration, and the need to feel power over their victims, female killers are a lot more pragmatic in their motives, and methods. Many serial killers were also severely abused as kids, and surprisingly not many have been officially diagnosed as a psychopath. Some early traits that have been identified as an indication of future violent tendencies include an obvious lack of empathy, anti-social behaviour, and narcissistic tendencies.

They made headlines around the world, and are considered by many to be psychopaths. Male serial killers like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Dennis Rader (the BTK Killer) are infamous for their brutal, and prolific crime sprees.

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