The role of psychopathy and sexuality in a female serial killer

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 652-657

  Myers, Wade C ^a,d   Gooch, Erik ^a   Meloy, J Reid ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Female serial murder; Forensic science; Homicide; Modus operandi; Psychopathy; Sexual sadism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOPATHY; SADISM; SCORING SYSTEM; SERIAL KILLER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; THEFT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244391208     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004324     Document Type: Article

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